New Jersey DEP launches online mapping tool for coastal resilience projectsThe Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an...
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The Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey’s coastal areas to climate change.
The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locations of at-risk areas, coastal resource restoration sites, and other data that will greatly assist in the targeting, development and coordination of projects needed to adapt communities to rising sea levels, increased flooding and more severe storms associated with climate change. The tool was developed in partnership with Rutgers University’s Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.
“Making our coastline and urban coastal areas more resilient will take many strategies, many of which will be implemented at the local level,” said Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette. “This tool will inform targeted, effective investments in restoration and resilience projects as part of our broader commitment to addressing climate impacts to New Jersey’s coastal communities.”
Among its many attributes, the tool will help in the development of storm and flood-protection projects that will protect communities in addition to resource restoration and nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change impacts, such as projects that maximize carbon sequestration and shoreline stability. Data obtained from the tool may also be used to provide supporting documentation for applications for federal and state funding opportunities.
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