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Read the sea floor in 30 minutes

Four short pages: what lives down there, how we map it, what restoring it costs and who decides.

4 steps · 25 min

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Sample Sample content — created to show how the Knowledge Platform works. It is not an official Life Mapper publication.

Across the chapters

1. Mapping and data · 2
2. Scientific Insights
3. Economics · 1
4. Policy & Planning · 1

Now in 1. Mapping and data

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Mapping and data

Why map seagrass meadows before restoring them?

Restoration starts with knowing what is there. A short introduction to habitat mapping and what a good map tells you.

Introductory 6 min read

Start here — it sets the vocabulary the rest of the path uses.
Now in 3. Economics

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Economics

What does marine restoration cost?

Costs per hectare vary by orders of magnitude between techniques. The main cost drivers, and how to estimate them early.

Introductory 4 min read
Now in 4. Policy & Planning

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Policy & Planning

The Nature Restoration Law and marine habitats

What the EU Nature Restoration Law asks for at sea, and where habitat maps and restoration plans fit in.

Introductory 6 min read
Now in 1. Mapping and data

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Mapping and data

From satellites to divers: choosing a mapping method

Satellite imagery, acoustic surveys and underwater video each see a different part of the seabed. How to combine them.

Intermediate 9 min read

Last, and the most technical: skip the formulas, keep the pictures.