mangroves

Wetlands 101: Everything You Need to Know

Wetlands 101: Everything You Need to Know

Quick Key Facts What Are ‘Wetlands’? A wetland is exactly what it sounds like: ground that is covered by or saturated with water for all or part of the year. The water that makes a wetland can come from a variety of different sources, including ocean tides; freshwater sources like lakes, rivers, or ponds; underground […]

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    Why Planting Mangroves Can Help Save the Planet

    Why Planting Mangroves Can Help Save the Planet

    Mangroves are magic. Planting more of them could help restore the health of the planet’s lands, seas and climate. Why? It turns out, these incredible trees are doing us a lot of favors to keep many of our habitats (including human ones) healthier and safe. “Mangroves are often under-appreciated, with most people not realizing their […]

    5 Reasons to Protect Mangrove Forests for the Future

    5 Reasons to Protect Mangrove Forests for the Future

    By Johnny Wood To the uninitiated, mangroves might appear to be merely coastal cousins of inland forests, but these rich ecosystems support the planet and people in unique ways, from providing breeding grounds for fish to carbon storage, to protection against flooding. Yet despite their importance, mangrove forests are under threat. Over a third have […]

    Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030

    Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030

    By Claire Turrell Languishing in the soft, silty mud, the living fossil looked as if it didn’t have a care in the world as it feasted on the fish left stranded in the tidal mangrove pools of the Sungei Buloh wetlands. However, the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) might have been a little less at ease […]

    Philippine Oil Spill Threatens Recovering Mangrove Forests

    Philippine Oil Spill Threatens Recovering Mangrove Forests

    By Jun N. Aguirre An oil spill on July 3 threatens a mangrove forest on the Philippine island of Guimaras, an area only just recovering from the country’s largest spill in 2006. This latest spill stems from an explosion onboard a floating power barge in the 13-kilometer (8-mile) waterway between the city of Iloilo and […]

    Mangroves Threatened by Sea Level Rise Could Disappear by 2050

    Mangroves Threatened by Sea Level Rise Could Disappear by 2050

    Mangroves play a vital role in capturing carbon from the atmosphere. Mangrove forests are tremendous assets in the fight to stem the climate crisis. They store more carbon than a rainforest of the same size. However, they are under threat from sea level rise. A new study found that if emissions continue unabated, mangroves will […]