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Can we learn from beavers to better manage flood risk? | UNDRR

Can we learn from beavers to better manage flood risk? These large rodents are famous for their impressive engineering skills. They create wood and mud structures to block streams cutting logs and branches using their massive teeth and strong jaws. Such natural barriers increase water levels upstream and slow down river flow. By copying the beavers' techniques, humans can make rivers safer, using materials like logs, branches, mud and leaves. The beaver-like dams slow down the river flow during a storm using nature as a sponge to soak up rainwater. Read more: https://www.preventionweb.net/news/wh...