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New grant aims to restore Maine's coastal sand dunes

A new grant being offered for by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is the first of its kind. “It's a new fund that was created by the legislature and the governor during the last ...
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Blowout evolution in a coastal dune: using GPR, aerial imagery and core records

Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 64: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11th INTERNATIONAL COASTAL SYMPOSIUM ICS2011 (2011), pp. 278-282 (5 pages) The aim of this work is to present the results of GPR ...
Reuters

In Chile, coastal construction on sand dunes raises alarm as sinkholes multiply

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile, June 18 (Reuters) - Residents of the gleaming apartment buildings built atop sand dunes that dot Chile's Pacific coast are expressing mounting concerns for their safety after a ...
Indiatimes

‘Not sand dune area’: Coastal body rejects Anjuna locals’ plaint citing 2011 plan

Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) discharged the complaint filed by the Anjuna-Caisua Biodiversity Committee and the villagers against a CRZ violation.The authority noted that ...