▁urban ▁areas . ▁Est u aries ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁e cos ystem ▁services ▁including ▁poll ut ant ▁fil tr ation , ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁control , ▁and ▁sh or eline ▁stabil ization . ▁Rest oring ▁natural ▁bi ological ▁functions ▁to ▁coast lines ▁therefore ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁improve ▁water ▁quality , ▁human ▁health , ▁and ▁coast al ▁econom ies . ▁ ▁Com b ating ▁climate ▁change ▁ ▁R AE ▁also ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁impact s ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁to ▁America ' s ▁coast al ▁landscape ▁and ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁rest oration ▁can ▁mit ig ate ▁these ▁effects . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁R AE ▁hosted ▁a ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁P anel ▁of ▁exper ts ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions ▁offset ▁protocol ▁that ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁tid al ▁wet lands , ▁mar sh es , ▁and ▁mang ro ve ▁for ests . ▁The ▁organization ▁is ▁currently ▁expl oring ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁est u ary ▁rest oration ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁carbon ▁se quest r ation ▁tool ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁green house ▁g ases ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁em itted ▁into ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁supporting ▁on - the - ground ▁rest oration ▁projects , ▁R AE ▁also ▁focus es ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁information ▁sharing . ▁R AE ▁has ▁published ▁multiple ▁resources ▁detail ing ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁coast al ▁habit ats ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁possible ▁solutions ▁to ▁current ▁environmental