Beyond their inherent value as living organisms, mangrove trees are vital when it comes to protecting healthy waters and fisheries and even human development. A 2019 study from The Nature Conservancy ...
Amid Cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Like the Florida Panther Languish After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe States Blast Federal ...
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A far-flung chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is encouraging the community-led replanting of mangroves – trees that have the power to stem the destructive force of hurricanes – not by hand but with ...
The anti-migrant wall being built in the northwest of the Dominican Republic crisscrosses a thick mangrove forest and threatens the ecosystem by depriving it of water, environmental groups warn. The ...
New research on slugs has found two types of mangrove forests in the Indo-West Pacific region, highlighting their much-needed protection against deforestation and rising sea levels. The Indo-West ...
Brazilian researchers have developed an index that can measure the health of mangrove soils at different stages. When applied to degraded, restored, and preserved areas, the index revealed that ...
Tourism in Sri Lanka -- the tropical island nation just a stone's throw from the tip of southern India -- is on an upswing, thanks to thousands of miles of sugar-sand coastline, lush interiors dotted ...
Tool can support managers in setting conservation priorities for these ecosystems, called “blue carbon forests.” Brazil has ...
A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and ...
Under agreements for sustainable use and protection, Ecuador’s environment ministry has granted concessions for 98,000 hectares (about 242,000 acres) of mangrove forests to artisanal fishers in the ...