Where rivers and streams meet the sea, a rich landscape of salty, silty soil supports a huge range of plants and wildlife.
Saltmarshes were once widespread around the UK coast, but were historically drained and reclaimed for agricultural use or for urban development.
But now we understand their value as natural flood defences and as a potential ally in the fight against climate change.
Together with our partner Aviva, we’ve installed a ‘flux tower’ on Lancashire’s Ribble estuary to learn more about the carbon being stored and released by the saltmarsh there.
Our short film visits the estuary to see the tower in action and explain more about the UK’s amazing saltmarshes.
Watch ‘Supporting The UK’s Saltmarshes’
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Our Aviva partnership
Aviva is WWF’s lead partner in the insurance and pensions sector. In 2021, WWF and Aviva joined forces to call for a transformational shift in the UK financial sector to help slow climate change – a shift without which the UK will not be able to meet its net zero target. Find out more.
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