#mangroves — Public Fediverse posts
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#Florida's Hidden Gem: See #photos of Pan's Garden in #PalmBeach
by Meghan McCarthy, April 13, 2025
"The all-native botanical garden was established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach."
#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BotannicalGardens #Mangroves #Wetlands #NativePlants #PansGarden #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
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#Florida's Hidden Gem: See #photos of Pan's Garden in #PalmBeach
by Meghan McCarthy, April 13, 2025
"The all-native botanical garden was established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach."
#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BotannicalGardens #Mangroves #Wetlands #NativePlants #PansGarden #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
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#Florida's Hidden Gem: See #photos of Pan's Garden in #PalmBeach
by Meghan McCarthy, April 13, 2025
"The all-native botanical garden was established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach."
#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BotannicalGardens #Mangroves #Wetlands #NativePlants #PansGarden #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
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#Florida's Hidden Gem: See #photos of Pan's Garden in #PalmBeach
by Meghan McCarthy, April 13, 2025
"The all-native botanical garden was established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach."
#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BotannicalGardens #Mangroves #Wetlands #NativePlants #PansGarden #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
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#Florida's Hidden Gem: See #photos of Pan's Garden in #PalmBeach
by Meghan McCarthy, April 13, 2025
"The all-native botanical garden was established in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach."
#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BotannicalGardens #Mangroves #Wetlands #NativePlants #PansGarden #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
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Planting #mangroves to defend communities
A #MangroveRestoration program in northern #Mozambique aims to help protect the coastline from storms while supporting #OceanEcosystems, too.
by Winile Ximba, Jul 10, 2026
"The Indian Ocean coastline of northern Mozambique is a sandy flatland where palm tree forests dominate the interior whilst near the shore, mangrove trees line the mouths of the blue sea. Despite being the poorest part of the country, it’s an idyllic land of beauty where the biggest human populations prefer to live near the ocean for the ease of trade and to forage seafood resources.
"However, the region is facing significant effects from climate change, such as the super cyclone that hit the districts of Mecufi and Milamba in December 2024. Keeping land, livestock and vulnerable members of society from being swept away into the ocean hinges on wild plants: the mangrove in particular, says Josica Nada, a community leader and forestry activist in Mecufi. 'We are not planting mangrove plants out of eco-green fashion, but survival,' he says of what he calls his community’s 'heroics' in replanting a two-hectare coastal zone with mangrove plants in the past five years.
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"Now, a grassroots initiative – the Northern Mozambique Rural #Resilience Project (#NMRRP) – is taking shape in northern provinces. A key component of the NMRRP is the race to restore mangrove forest cover along the coastline ahead of the arrival of future megastorms."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingmag.com/planting-mangroves-to-defend-communities/#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingMagazine #MoreTrees #MoreForests #MangroveForests
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Planting #mangroves to defend communities
A #MangroveRestoration program in northern #Mozambique aims to help protect the coastline from storms while supporting #OceanEcosystems, too.
by Winile Ximba, Jul 10, 2026
"The Indian Ocean coastline of northern Mozambique is a sandy flatland where palm tree forests dominate the interior whilst near the shore, mangrove trees line the mouths of the blue sea. Despite being the poorest part of the country, it’s an idyllic land of beauty where the biggest human populations prefer to live near the ocean for the ease of trade and to forage seafood resources.
"However, the region is facing significant effects from climate change, such as the super cyclone that hit the districts of Mecufi and Milamba in December 2024. Keeping land, livestock and vulnerable members of society from being swept away into the ocean hinges on wild plants: the mangrove in particular, says Josica Nada, a community leader and forestry activist in Mecufi. 'We are not planting mangrove plants out of eco-green fashion, but survival,' he says of what he calls his community’s 'heroics' in replanting a two-hectare coastal zone with mangrove plants in the past five years.
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"Now, a grassroots initiative – the Northern Mozambique Rural #Resilience Project (#NMRRP) – is taking shape in northern provinces. A key component of the NMRRP is the race to restore mangrove forest cover along the coastline ahead of the arrival of future megastorms."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingmag.com/planting-mangroves-to-defend-communities/#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingMagazine #MoreTrees #MoreForests #MangroveForests
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Planting #mangroves to defend communities
A #MangroveRestoration program in northern #Mozambique aims to help protect the coastline from storms while supporting #OceanEcosystems, too.
by Winile Ximba, Jul 10, 2026
"The Indian Ocean coastline of northern Mozambique is a sandy flatland where palm tree forests dominate the interior whilst near the shore, mangrove trees line the mouths of the blue sea. Despite being the poorest part of the country, it’s an idyllic land of beauty where the biggest human populations prefer to live near the ocean for the ease of trade and to forage seafood resources.
"However, the region is facing significant effects from climate change, such as the super cyclone that hit the districts of Mecufi and Milamba in December 2024. Keeping land, livestock and vulnerable members of society from being swept away into the ocean hinges on wild plants: the mangrove in particular, says Josica Nada, a community leader and forestry activist in Mecufi. 'We are not planting mangrove plants out of eco-green fashion, but survival,' he says of what he calls his community’s 'heroics' in replanting a two-hectare coastal zone with mangrove plants in the past five years.
[...]
"Now, a grassroots initiative – the Northern Mozambique Rural #Resilience Project (#NMRRP) – is taking shape in northern provinces. A key component of the NMRRP is the race to restore mangrove forest cover along the coastline ahead of the arrival of future megastorms."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingmag.com/planting-mangroves-to-defend-communities/#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingMagazine #MoreTrees #MoreForests #MangroveForests
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Planting #mangroves to defend communities
A #MangroveRestoration program in northern #Mozambique aims to help protect the coastline from storms while supporting #OceanEcosystems, too.
by Winile Ximba, Jul 10, 2026
"The Indian Ocean coastline of northern Mozambique is a sandy flatland where palm tree forests dominate the interior whilst near the shore, mangrove trees line the mouths of the blue sea. Despite being the poorest part of the country, it’s an idyllic land of beauty where the biggest human populations prefer to live near the ocean for the ease of trade and to forage seafood resources.
"However, the region is facing significant effects from climate change, such as the super cyclone that hit the districts of Mecufi and Milamba in December 2024. Keeping land, livestock and vulnerable members of society from being swept away into the ocean hinges on wild plants: the mangrove in particular, says Josica Nada, a community leader and forestry activist in Mecufi. 'We are not planting mangrove plants out of eco-green fashion, but survival,' he says of what he calls his community’s 'heroics' in replanting a two-hectare coastal zone with mangrove plants in the past five years.
[...]
"Now, a grassroots initiative – the Northern Mozambique Rural #Resilience Project (#NMRRP) – is taking shape in northern provinces. A key component of the NMRRP is the race to restore mangrove forest cover along the coastline ahead of the arrival of future megastorms."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingmag.com/planting-mangroves-to-defend-communities/#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingMagazine #MoreTrees #MoreForests #MangroveForests
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Planting #mangroves to defend communities
A #MangroveRestoration program in northern #Mozambique aims to help protect the coastline from storms while supporting #OceanEcosystems, too.
by Winile Ximba, Jul 10, 2026
"The Indian Ocean coastline of northern Mozambique is a sandy flatland where palm tree forests dominate the interior whilst near the shore, mangrove trees line the mouths of the blue sea. Despite being the poorest part of the country, it’s an idyllic land of beauty where the biggest human populations prefer to live near the ocean for the ease of trade and to forage seafood resources.
"However, the region is facing significant effects from climate change, such as the super cyclone that hit the districts of Mecufi and Milamba in December 2024. Keeping land, livestock and vulnerable members of society from being swept away into the ocean hinges on wild plants: the mangrove in particular, says Josica Nada, a community leader and forestry activist in Mecufi. 'We are not planting mangrove plants out of eco-green fashion, but survival,' he says of what he calls his community’s 'heroics' in replanting a two-hectare coastal zone with mangrove plants in the past five years.
[...]
"Now, a grassroots initiative – the Northern Mozambique Rural #Resilience Project (#NMRRP) – is taking shape in northern provinces. A key component of the NMRRP is the race to restore mangrove forest cover along the coastline ahead of the arrival of future megastorms."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingmag.com/planting-mangroves-to-defend-communities/#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingMagazine #MoreTrees #MoreForests #MangroveForests
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'People may soon carry oxygen cylinders': Bombay HC warns over mangrove felling for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/bombay-hc-warns-mangrove-felling-bullet-train-project-mumbai-ahmedabad-eeixy50x?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BombayHC #BulletTrain #Environment #Mangroves #Mumbai
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Tide out at dusk, Nightcliff Bay
An amazing, ever-changing display of light, texture and mood as tide and weather constantly create whole new landscapes.
#TidesOutTuesday #ClassicMono #sepia
#photography #landscape #seascape #mangroves #TidalFlat #nature #art #gift #ECK -
Tide out at dusk, Nightcliff Bay
An amazing, ever-changing display of light, texture and mood as tide and weather constantly create whole new landscapes.
#TidesOutTuesday #ClassicMono #sepia
#photography #landscape #seascape #mangroves #TidalFlat #nature #art #gift #ECK -
Some hopeful news for our coastlines. A new study shows that mangrove forests are starting to recover and grow again. #mangroves
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For our seventh day in Costa Rica, I went kayaking with some of my family among mangroves.
Megan and I went for a walk on the beach.
We ate dinner at Agua Azule Cafe.
https://www.brentlineberry.com/posts/3983/costa-rica-day-seven-mangrove-kayaking
#Food #Walking #Kayaking #CostaRica #2026CostaRicaTrip #ManuelAntonioCostaRica #Bats #DamasIslandCostaRica #Mangroves #Anteaters
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For our seventh day in Costa Rica, I went kayaking with some of my family among mangroves.
Megan and I went for a walk on the beach.
We ate dinner at Agua Azule Cafe.
https://www.brentlineberry.com/posts/3983/costa-rica-day-seven-mangrove-kayaking
#Food #Walking #Kayaking #CostaRica #2026CostaRicaTrip #ManuelAntonioCostaRica #Bats #DamasIslandCostaRica #Mangroves #Anteaters
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Mangrove forests are rebounding globally, protecting shorelines, supporting wildlife, and storing carbon—demonstrating nature's resilience.
Read more: https://www.earth.com/news/mangrove-forests-are-making-a-surprising-global-comeback/
#GoodNews #Nature #Mangroves #Conservation #Climate #Biodiversity
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Mangrove forests are rebounding globally, protecting shorelines, supporting wildlife, and storing carbon—demonstrating nature's resilience.
Read more: https://www.earth.com/news/mangrove-forests-are-making-a-surprising-global-comeback/
#GoodNews #Nature #Mangroves #Conservation #Climate #Biodiversity
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📰 Mangrove Forests Are Now NET INCREASING Globally After Decades of Loss
💪The increase is due to stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance.
🐟There have been restoration efforts (some reported by me) in recent decades that have helped recovery, but the big change has come from the trees not being chopped down 🤦, allowing for natural (i.e. low cost) expansion.
🌊 Awareness has been built from painful experience, such as when the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 wiped out islands in Indonesia - the ones that were not covered in mangroves. 🌊🌊🌊
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-global-mangrove-forests-rebound-climate.html
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📰 Mangrove Forests Are Now NET INCREASING Globally After Decades of Loss
💪The increase is due to stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance.
🐟There have been restoration efforts (some reported by me) in recent decades that have helped recovery, but the big change has come from the trees not being chopped down 🤦, allowing for natural (i.e. low cost) expansion.
🌊 Awareness has been built from painful experience, such as when the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 wiped out islands in Indonesia - the ones that were not covered in mangroves. 🌊🌊🌊
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-global-mangrove-forests-rebound-climate.html
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How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/19/world-appetite-shrimp-destroying-ecuador-mangroves
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How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/19/world-appetite-shrimp-destroying-ecuador-mangroves
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/289345/ Kenya Launches National Plan to Protect Blue Carbon Ecosystems #AdvancingCoastalWetlandsConservation #Africa #article #BlueCarbon #Climate #Ecosystems #Floods #HabitatProtection #Kenya #KimJensen #Mangroves #Oceans #PewCharitableTrusts #ProtectMarineLife #RestoringThePlanet #SaltMarsh #Seagrass #SupportPeopleAndNature #ThomasHickey
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A split-surface over-under photograph by Renee Capozzola captures a traditional outrigger canoe floating above a thriving coral reef. In the top half, a person wearing a bright, colorful sarong sits aboard the wooden canoe on calm, sunlit water, with dense green mangrove forests lining the shore under a bright blue sky.
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A split-surface over-under photograph by Renee Capozzola captures a traditional outrigger canoe floating above a thriving coral reef. In the top half, a person wearing a bright, colorful sarong sits aboard the wooden canoe on calm, sunlit water, with dense green mangrove forests lining the shore under a bright blue sky.
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A split-view, over-under photograph captures a mangrove ecosystem both above and below the water's surface. The top half shows dense, vibrant green mangrove foliage basking in bright daylight under a pale sky, with a forested hill visible in the far distance. The bottom half reveals the clear, turquoise underwater world where the mangrove's tangled, spindly prop roots plunge into a rocky seabed covered in coral formations and marine life.
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A split-view, over-under photograph captures a mangrove ecosystem both above and below the water's surface. The top half shows dense, vibrant green mangrove foliage basking in bright daylight under a pale sky, with a forested hill visible in the far distance. The bottom half reveals the clear, turquoise underwater world where the mangrove's tangled, spindly prop roots plunge into a rocky seabed covered in coral formations and marine life.
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"Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago"
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"Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago"
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Mangroves making a comeback .
<TLDR>"A new global dataset spanning 40 years of satellite observations shows rates of mangrove loss and degradation has slowed substantially in just the past decade.
Mangrove forests are one of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth.
Rapid declines due to deforestation and shoreline erosion have threatened their crucial role in climate regulation, coastal protection and biodiversity.
Recovery has been driven by mangroves expanding into new habitats and regenerating in former ones."
</TLDR>
https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/9521/Mangroves-at-a-turning-point-after-decades-of-loss
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Mangroves making a comeback .
<TLDR>"A new global dataset spanning 40 years of satellite observations shows rates of mangrove loss and degradation has slowed substantially in just the past decade.
Mangrove forests are one of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth.
Rapid declines due to deforestation and shoreline erosion have threatened their crucial role in climate regulation, coastal protection and biodiversity.
Recovery has been driven by mangroves expanding into new habitats and regenerating in former ones."
</TLDR>
https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/9521/Mangroves-at-a-turning-point-after-decades-of-loss
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"Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back"
#Mangroves #Climate #ClimateChange #Trees
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062026/sea-level-rise-impacts-mangrove-forests/
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"Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back"
#Mangroves #Climate #ClimateChange #Trees
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062026/sea-level-rise-impacts-mangrove-forests/
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Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #climatechange #coastalerosion. #Flooding #Floods #mangrove #mangroves #ocean #oceans #Science #Sealevelrise #sealevels
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#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction
by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.
"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.
"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.
"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.
"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.
"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.
"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.
"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife -
#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction
by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.
"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.
"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.
"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.
"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.
"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.
"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.
"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife -
#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction
by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.
"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.
"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.
"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.
"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.
"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.
"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.
"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife -
#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction
by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.
"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.
"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.
"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.
"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.
"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.
"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.
"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife -
#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction
by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.
"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.
"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.
"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.
"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.
"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.
"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.
"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife -
4-Jun-2026
Global #mangroveForests rebound, offering hopeful sign for #climate and #coastal #resiliencehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130248
#science #mangroves #ecology #environment #climateCatastrophe
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4-Jun-2026
Global #mangroveForests rebound, offering hopeful sign for #climate and #coastal #resiliencehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130248
#science #mangroves #ecology #environment #climateCatastrophe
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"a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more #mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down."
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"a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more #mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down."
