WWF works with communities and governments to restore and protect mangroves, support livelihoods, and strengthen policies for ...

The need to preserve mangroves and the ecosystem services they sustain, while also providing for the social and economic needs of the people who depend on them, is one of coastal conservation’s ...

A shift in the way we think about the benefits mangroves provide to coastal regions could yield significant economic and biodiversity gains and protect millions from flooding, research has revealed. A ...

This illustration shows the impact of storm surge on coastal infrastructure and people with and without mangrove forests. Credit: © World Bank and Punto Aparte The ...

Hainan Island is the smallest and southernmost province of China, the only one located fully in the tropics. It provides some of the most fascinating ...

Part of the team managing the Mikoko Pamoja project. A group of farmers in South Coast, Kwale County has changed their fortunes and environment through the growing and protection of mangroves. The ...

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 ...

The national vulnerability assessment workshop identified mangrove areas around Madagascar which are key priorities for climate-change-related conservation action. The project will assess the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. KILIFI, Kenya — An incident in Kelly Roberts Banda’s childhood set him on the path of climate advocacy. Although Banda did not realize it at the ...

In the neighbourhoods of Pescador 1 and 2, in Turbo, northern Colombia, mangroves intertwine to create a natural barrier between land and sea that protects against soil erosion and storm surges. Over ...

Over the past 15 years, erosion has claimed half of Bedono Village, located in Indonesia's Central Java Province. While the village’s mangrove vegetation has been partially destroyed due to ...