<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building Resilience for Coastal Communities Together]]></description><link>https://www.mbcaan.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:39:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mbcaan.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Wetlands Restoration: A Viable Military Defense Strategy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent article published in April 2026 issue of Anthropocene Magazine, entitled: “Forget border walls. The new national defense could be a restored wetland” 1 makes the case for the national security benefits of marshes, mangroves and wetlands as a deterrent to invasive forces. The authors, Jelliman, Schmidt, and Chandler suggest that coastal environmental restoration not only protects against storm surges, erosion, and provides carbon sequestration, but that a “rewilded” coastline could...]]></description><link>https://www.mbcaan.org/post/building-climate-resilience-in-monterey-bay-communities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6883358824b9ed0d8c61a485</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:43:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8f85_87f99fb2f4a549f1a8454cf608ba2811~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_665,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Franc</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>