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Sustainable Shores is a project designed to help Ireland achieve the United Nations Goal 14: Life Below Water.

Our aim is to build a shared understanding of Goal 14 through the power of education, citizen science and community action. Together, we can reduce and prevent damage to marine and freshwater ecosystems – and learn how they might be restored to their natural state.

With a shared vision for Goal 14, we can develop collaborative solutions to sustainably use, safeguard and restore Ireland's biodiverse ecosystems below water for future generations.

Sustainable Shores: The Book

About Sustainable Shores

Goal 14 Challenges

THE SUSTAINABLE SHORES
MOVEMENT

What originally began as a student Final Year Project, Sustainable Shores is now a finalist in the UL Sustainability Challenge, designed to deliver projects, technologies and networks with real world impacts. Sustainable Shores works to connect people together through education, advocacy and initiative. This project strives to help Ireland achieve Goal 14, to conserve, restore and protect our fragile seashores and waterways, and to hold institutions and decision-makers accountable for their actions, moving our communities to rethink how we live with nature.

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Sustainable Shores
Ireland's Life Below Water

The book Sustainable Shores: Ireland's Life Below Water is now available for purchase online!

Providing an overview of the ecology and biodiversity of Ireland’s seashore and freshwater habitats, this book covers over 110 key species along with the threats to their survival posed by human interactions. This book introduces readers to ecosystem monitoring practices that can be carried out by anyone, and outlines the key steps that can be taken to reach Goal 14 in Ireland, from an individual to national level.

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GOAL 14
LIFE BELOW WATER

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals consist of 17 interconnected global goals designed to act as a shared blueprint for our futures. This project works towards Goal 14 with the following aims: