This report provides a clear and concise summary of the case for reforming policy to enable marine restoration at scale in the UK. It distils the key evidence, challenges and recommendations from the full Coastal Comeback: Overcoming Policy Challenges to Restoration at Scale report, drawing on UK-wide case studies and policy analysis focused on England and Wales, where the scale of the challenge and opportunity for reform are greatest. The full report sets out a practical case for change. It identifies the policy barriers limiting marine restoration, shows how these constraints affect delivery, and presents sector wide evidence that the current system does not operate proportionately for restoration projects.
It then outlines a structured and legally grounded programme of reforms, from immediate actions such as clearer guidance to longer-term legislative change, aimed at supporting ecological recovery, improving consistency and efficiency, and enabling restoration.
