WWF's Mangroves for Community and Climate Project protects coastal communities, enhances biodiversity, and fights climate ...

It is highly likely that the term “ecosystem” lacks its equivalent in a majority of local languages. Defined as a structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with ...

July 26 is International Mangrove Day, dedicated to the unique forests that survive at the interface of land, river and sea. Mangroves protect coastlines from storm surges, filter out pollutants, and ...

The Forestry Ministry, through the Directorate General of Watershed Management and Forest Rehabilitation (PDASRH), ...

Timor-Leste's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment has launched a joint effort to tackle coastal abrasion by restoring about twelve hectares of mangroves which were damaged by El-Nino or cut ...

(MENAFN- Pressat) As flooding, coastal erosion, and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, a quiet hero stands guard at the water's edge: the mangrove. Mangrove ecosystems support ...

The identification of natural carbon sinks and understanding how they work is critical if humans are to mitigate global climate change. Tropical coastal wetlands are considered important but, so far, ...

Aim To reassess the capacity of mangroves for ecosystem services in the light of recent data. Location Global mangrove ecosystems. Methods We review four long-standing roles of mangroves: (1) carbon ...