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Around the world many different countries have had to design elaborate and often expensive methods of controlling and mitigating the damaging effects of global flooding. Whilst these methods often involve feats of technical and mechanical engineering, they work against nature, rather than with it.<\/span>That is where natural flood prevention comes in; utilising local environments and ecosystems, in some cases under man-made influence, in order to provide its own form of flood prevention. To find out more about these measures and how they are helping to shape flood management around the world, read our exclusive LinkedIn article here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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