Mangroves, trees and shrubs that flourish in salty tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate coastal waters, form lush swaths of forests that serve important ecological and economic functions.

As carbon emissions continue to be pumped into the atmosphere at record levels, it will be critical to recapture and sequester as much of these warming gases as possible. While technological ...

Oil spills in Nigeria's mangroves are likely to remain a salient problem as the oil sector expands in size in the country and the agency responsible for reporting and cataloging environmental ...

New research shows that mangroves store not only organic carbon but also highly stable black carbon in their soils.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mangrove forests provide important ecosystem services, from acting as nurseries for fish to buffering coasts from storms. Mangroves along the ...

This story was written by Malachi Dorwu and originally published by iWatch Africa on May 26, 2025. This edited version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Mangrove ecosystems, ...

As part of its strategic environmental vision and in celebration of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, the United Arab Emirates has launched an ambitious initiative ...

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 ...

NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) satellite images have unveiled a concerning phenomenon in Florida: the emergence of "ghost forests" in the state's mangrove ecosystems. These watery graveyards ...

In 2024, the Sri Lankan government revoked the protected status of an ecologically important mangrove forest in Vidattaltivu, in the island’s north, to facilitate the development of an aquaculture ...