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Below are the list of current projects which LAB Coastal is working on.
UNESCO Working Group Meeting:
Ecohydrology and sustainable development in deltas, estuaries, lagoons and coastal areas 
John Hazelden attended this meeting held in Tulcea, Romania, from the 5th to the 7th October 2006. The meeeting consisted of two days of papers on aspects of ecohydrology relevant to both the meeting title and to the situation in the Danube Delta The third day was spent on a field visit to the Danube Delta.
The abstract of the paper given by LAB Coastal can be viewed by clicking on the link below, and the PowerPoint presentation used for this talk can be viewed here.
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>> Read the abstract of the paper given by LAB Coastal
Environment Agency Project - Bank Vegetation Management Trials
L AB Coastal was extensively involved in the establishment of a major study financed by the Environment Agency and based in the Anglia Region. Its object has been to study the effects of different vegetation management techniques applied to grass covered flood embankments and Dr Boorman has been retained as an independent assessor during these trials which are now nearing completion. The study involves the effect of a range of mowing and herbicide treatments on the grass swards and assessing the likely resistance to erosion of the resulting vegetation cover. The vegetation trials involve sites at Ely and Reach Cambridgeshire and Billingborough, Lincolnshire and will provide an improved understanding of the effect of management interventions on the performance of the flood banks and especially along lowland rivers under service conditions.
ELOISE Project ISLED
 Influence of Rising Sea level on Ecosystem Dynamics of Salt Marshes for the Commission of the European Communities, Director General for XII Science, Research and Development. Contract ENV4-CT-97-0582. L A B Coastal is working under contract from Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology, Yerseke to L A B Coastal. Eight groups are involved from six different countries (for details see 1999 Annual Report pps 22-23). This project has been completed and the final report submitted to DGXII of the European COmmission in Brussels. For details see the 2001 Annual Report pps 6-11
>> Read more about ISLED
EUROSAM
 ELOISE Project EUROSAM - European Salt Marsh Modelling - for the Commission of the European Communities, Director General for XII Science, Research and Development. Contract ENV4-CT-97-0436. L A B Coastal is a full Partner. Six groups are involved from four countries (for details see 1999 Annual Report pps 22-23). This project has been completed and the final report submitted to DGXII of the European COmmission in Brussels. For details see the Annual Report 2001 pps 17-28.
'Major aspects of the work are continuing under the Scottish sea loch studies.
See the Annual Report 2001 pps 11-14.
>> Read more about EUROSAM
 Sand Dune Grazing Management
L A B Coastal is an independent Assessor for Sand Dune experimental grazing management for the Ministry of Defence (Defence Estates) at Braunton Burrows, North Devon. Work is continuing.
>> Read more about Sand Dune Grazing Management
 Machair Changes
Monitoring Changes in the Machair at Seilebost, Harris. This is a Joint project with Seilebost School.
>> Read more about Machair Changes
Completed - Regional Estuarial Outfall Improvements
Regional Estuarial Outfall improvements - Bosham, West Sussex (restoration of salt marsh vegetation) for Mackley Construction - Environmental and Civil Engineering Contractors. Work completed December 1998.
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