Coastal wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water for all or part of the year. They include salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and tidal flats.

Coastal wetlands help to mitigate erosion by absorbing wave energy, trapping sediment, and stabilizing shorelines.

Coastal wetlands help to reduce erosion, not increase it.

Coastal wetlands are threatened by sea level rise, coastal development, pollution, and other factors.

To protect coastal wetlands, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, restrict coastal development, reduce pollution, and take other steps.

Mangroves help to mitigate erosion by trapping sediment, stabilizing shorelines, and absorbing wave energy.

Salt marshes help to mitigate erosion by trapping sediment, stabilizing shorelines, and absorbing wave energy.

Tidal flats help to mitigate erosion by trapping sediment.

Coastal wetlands help to protect coastal communities from storms by reducing wave energy, absorbing storm surge, and providing a buffer between the ocean and the land.

Coastal wetlands provide a variety of economic benefits, including supporting fisheries and aquaculture, providing recreation opportunities, and helping to protect coastal property from erosion.

Coastal wetlands provide a variety of social and cultural benefits, including providing a sense of place for coastal communities, supporting traditional livelihoods, and helping to connect people to nature.

Coastal wetlands face a variety of challenges, including sea level rise, coastal development, pollution, and other factors.

To manage coastal wetlands effectively, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, restrict coastal development, reduce pollution, and take other steps.

The future of coastal wetlands is uncertain. They are threatened by sea level rise and coastal development, but they are also being restored and protected. It is unclear how these factors will balance out in the future.

There are many things you can do to help protect coastal wetlands, such as reducing your carbon footprint, supporting organizations that are working to protect coastal wetlands, and volunteering your time to help restore coastal wetlands.