In one year's time 30 hectares of blue carbon ecosystems have been restored and 12,500 mangrove trees planted.

By Duncan MboyahClimate change, sub-division of land and ongoing infrastructure development threaten Kenya’s biodiversity, a 2024 study conducted by Nature Kenya reveals.The study, ‘The State of Kenya ...

Wetlands are nature’s own flood defence system. They act like giant sponges, absorbing excess rainwater, slowing down runoff, ...

Research by Dr. Meenakshi Shankar Poti (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université libre de Bruxelles) delves into the ...

Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia’s carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the ...

Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia's carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the region's land-use carbon emissions, according to a new international study.

Mangroves, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” play a crucial role in maintaining coastal ecosystems. These salt-tolerant trees and shrubs thrive in the intertidal zones of tropical and ...

Dr. Poti's research highlights the impact of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami on mangrove ecosystems in these islands. The tsunami led to significant land subsidence (up to 3 m ...

SINGAPORE – Efforts to safeguard South-east Asia’s mangroves as a source of carbon credits could be undermined if carbon prices are not high enough, a new study has suggested. This is ...

SINGAPORE – Conserving the remaining, nearly intact peatlands and mangroves of South-east Asia – the region’s green lungs – can absorb far more carbon dioxide (CO2) than restoring ...

CIDCO’s alleged lack of interest in safeguarding the mangroves belt of the city has once again come to the forefront in a report filed by the Mangrove protection and conservation monitoring ...

“We were powerless, like children.” Ghoramara Island, India, on the western edge of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, has been robbed of its protective mangroves by tree cutting and sea-level ...