Mangroves are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the tropical region. Once the trees are destroyed, the carbon stored in the soil is released into the atmosphere as CO2, further adding to ...

The discovery of oil in the Niger Delta in Nigeria has left a painful legacy for many communities and now this includes Shell ...

Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia’s carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the ...

Though local communities possess local knowledge, this may not necessarily mean they have a nascent understanding and consequent expertise in restoring degraded or destroyed mangrove areas.

The FIR categorically mentioned that the two real estate companies had destroyed the mangroves and, hence, should be prosecuted under relevant sections of the Environment (Protection) Act ...

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.

SINGAPORE – Efforts to safeguard South-east Asia’s mangroves as a source of carbon credits could be undermined if carbon prices are not high enough, a new study has suggested. This is ...

Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia's carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the region's land-use carbon emissions, according to a new international study.

However, when disrupted or destroyed through activities such as ... some of the world's largest areas of tropical peatlands and mangroves. These ecosystems share water-saturated, oxygen-limited ...