Coastal areas are the first to suffer the impacts of climate change, pollution and mass tourism. Erosion of beaches, reduction in biodiversity and depletion of fishing resources are the consequences of increasing pressure on these fragile areas. In order to preserve the coastline, it is necessary to understand these pressures and find ways to mitigate such issues through sustainable management practices.

Fondation de France’s Sea and Coast Program supports collaborative research projects that bring together scientists (biologists, geographers, geologists, etc.) and civil society actors (local authorities, nonprofit organizations, groups of inhabitants, etc.), around three axes of research:

• Anticipating and adapting to the effects of climate change;
• Living and working sustainably in a coastal environment;
• Restoring of coastal areas.