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Today! Want to hear a great talk on coastal resilience, nature-based solutions, and insurance? ?? March 6 at 3pm EST (Boston) | 12pm PST | 9pm CET The event is open to all, on zoom and in-person ?? Zoom registration link: https://lnkd.in/ea7C8Cr2 ?? In-person location: UMass Boston - Campus Center Ballroom A (Room 3550A) Michael Beck, director of the Center on Coastal Climate Resilience and AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience at the University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Building Coastal Resilience, Naturally Abstract: Local, state and national budgets are increasingly stretched in response to disasters and climate change. Most of these funds are destined for artificial solutions that further degrade ecosystems. In this talk, Mike will describe the work his team is doing to rigorously value the natural defense benefits of coastal habitats and to create openings for new investments in conservation and restoration. ?? This talk is part of the Sustainable Solutions Lecture Series: https://lnkd.in/exfzefqs ?? This lecture series is supported by the UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability at University of Massachusetts Amherst, the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy, the School for the Environment at UMass Boston, the UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab, the Rist Institute for Sustainability & Energy at University of Massachusetts Lowell, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the EU-Funded NATURANCE program. #UMass - NetworkNature EU #SustainableSolutions #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanEcology #CoastalResilience #insurance #NaturePositiveInsurance