Launched in March, 2024, the Tour de Coasts survey engaged a diverse and international audience, including researchers, policymakers, and community representatives to identify critical gaps, challenges, and solutions in coastal sustainability.

More than 200 participants from 79 countries and regions across six continents (excluding Antarctica) contributed their insights, with strong representation from Europe and West Africa. Participants were asked to identify where their research is being conducted using an interactive heat map. Participants were allowed to select up to ten locations, generating a dataset that reflects a broad geographic distribution of coastal research efforts worldwide (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Heat map of the geographic distribution of where respondents’ research had been conducted.

This report explains the findings of Tour de Coasts in more detail.

Stay tuned for upcoming events of Tour de Coasts at https://www.futureearthcoasts.org/tour-de-coasts/.

If you have any questions or feedback about the initiative, please reach out to us at [email protected].