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Gold Coast leads way in beachfront rainforest restoration

A Greener Life

Littoral rainforest is a type of forest that grows along the beachfront, providing habitat for native flora and fauna and acting as an important buffer to coastal erosion and wind damage. It’s a unique ecological community that is currently considered critically endangered, due to limited large-scale areas of it remaining intact.

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Sand and Sustainability

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In many places, sand is being used faster than it can be replenished, and is often extracted causing severe damage to biodiversity, fishing grounds, coastal and beach stability, and an erosion of beaches and riverbeds. Yet few communities seem to impose taxes or create other incentives that would facilitate recycling.