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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Valued for their medicinal properties, ecological importance, and cultural heritage, mangrove habitats across 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 ...

This year’s Mangrove Photography Awards put the beauty, strength and vulnerability of the world’s mangrove ecosystems into clear focus. From courting crocodiles under the sparkling Milky Way to ...