The Vanished View: Preserving Urban Greens
“If there are no mangroves, then the sea will have no meaning. It's like a tree with no roots, for...
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Understanding Coastal Risks, With And Without Mangroves
A new study computes the ability of mangroves in Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu, to mitigate coastal exposure to...
Almost 20 Years After The Tsunami, Andaman’s Mangroves Are Still Changing
After the 2004 tsunami, mangroves in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are still changing. A mass mortality of mangroves was...
Microplastics Found In Mangroves In SW India!
Scientists have found various forms of microplastics in surface water samples from the Kota mangrove in Karnataka. Microplastic fibres were...
Mangroves: Rising Tides, Rooted Solutions
Mangroves have multiple ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, flood mitigation, protection against wind and waves, fisheries and habitat for biodiversity....
Women In Sundarbans Show How Mangroves Reduce Impact Of Cyclones
The state of West Bengal often hits national headlines, mainly for controversial reasons. However, there is one area in which...
Climate Solutions Are Already In Our Nature
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of...
How Mangroves Can Help In The Fight Against Climate Change
Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re surrounded by oozing mud. But...
Restoring Mangroves, 1 Palmyra Leaf Nursery Bag At A Time
Sitting near her thatched hut, Achikkannu reaches for a set of dried palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) leaves kept on a fence,...
Kerala’s Dwindling Mangroves Need Concerted Effort In Conservation
When 1000 kilometres of mangrove tidal wetland vegetation, along the shoreline of Australia’s remote Gulf of Carpentaria, died en masse...
Life Lessons On A Journey Through Mangroves
The memory came alive as I sat down to transcribe the recordings from the field. All I could hear was...
Pinpointing Priority Areas For Conservation Of Mangroves In The Sundarbans
A new study published in Scientific Reports has mapped priority areas in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) that are highly suitable for...
India’s Southern States Will Lose Half Of Their Mangroves By 2070: Study
(Source: IANS) By 2070, Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due...
Recording Mangrove Damage From Cyclones In The Sundarbans
Satellite images of the Sundarbans mangroves along the Bay of Bengal, that capture changes before and after tropical cyclones, are...
