Natural measures to prevent floods valuable but not ‘a silver bullet’, say researchers
Oxford Martin restatement finds claims that natural flood management will alleviate the worst floods are not supported by scientific evidence. Natural measures to manage flooding from rivers can play a valuable role in flood prevention, but a lack of monitoring means their true potential remains unclear, researchers say.
Such measures, including river restoration and tree planting, aim to restore processes that have been affected by human activities such as farming, land management and house-building.
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