Mangrove forests are short of breath, researchers warn

The tidal environment of mangrove forests serves as nurseries for many fish species. Researchers at the University of ...

Satellite data suggest Sundarbans mangroves are losing resilience

Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and ...
Yahoo

Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the ...
Earth.com

Mangrove waters are losing oxygen, putting fish nurseries at risk

Low oxygen and rising carbon dioxide in mangrove waters may shrink critical nursery habitat for young fish and threaten ...

Nature's Capital: Why Asia's Governments Are Turning to Nature-Based Solutions

Lester Chan, CEO & Chairman, The GrowHub Limited (Nasdaq: TGHL) explains how forests, mangroves, and peatlands are reshaping climate strategy The first wave of carbon markets was about avoidance. The ...

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it?

A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and ...
Mongabay

Reversing damage to the world’s mangrove forests

If you liked this story, share it with other people. On July 26, celebrated as the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, we present recent stories by Mongabay’s journalists ...
UPI

Diverse mangrove forests store more carbon

Feb. 25 (UPI) --Mangrove forests with a greater variety of plant and animal species store more carbon than more biologically homogenous mangrove forests, according to a new study. The new research, ...

Mothers Of Change: All-Women Team Of 100 Volunteers Clears 600 Kg Of Trash From Mangroves In Navi Mumbai Cleanup

Mumbai: An all-women team of over 100 volunteers cleaned mangrove forests near Sarsole Jetty in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The ...
The Columbian

African mangrove forests could combat climate woes

MOMBASA, Kenya — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique ...
Popular Science

This secret mangrove forest is unlike any other in the world

Sula E Vanderplank is an adjunct professor at San Diego State University. This story originally published in The Conversation. The San Pedro River winds from rainforests in Guatemala through the ...
NPR

Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. So why are some upset?

KETI BANDAR, Pakistan — Wildlife ranger Mohammad Jamali boats through mangrove forests of the Indus River Delta, the terminus of a curly waterway that begins thousands of miles upstream in the ...