Mangrove trees and shrubs grow along tropical and subtropical coastlines, thriving in conditions that would kill most other plants. Mangroves also absorb a lot of excess carbon dioxide from the ...

STORY: Rising sea levels have driven most families from this small village in Indonesia's Central Java province to higher ground. Yet 55-year old Pasijah and her family have decided to stay put, and ...

Editor’s summary: A study released in late October shows that areas buffered by coastal forests, like mangroves, were less damaged by the 2004 tsunami than areas without tree vegetation. Last week the ...

Approximately 1,874 square kilometres of the forest consist of rivers, canals and wetlands, creating a dynamic ecosystem that ...

The glossy leaves and branching roots of mangroves are downright eye-catching, and now a study finds that the moon plays a special role in the vigor of these trees. Mangroves are coastal trees that ...

BASRA, Iraq, June 29 (Reuters) - As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke rising over the skyline behind him shows the ecological ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE – His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC ...

With the need for protection against climate change and more livelihoods to alleviate our poverty, mangroves significantly ...

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 ...