The existence of a flourishing mangrove forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the closest ocean, is a phenomenon that has baffled many. After all, mangrove forests ...

If you venture deep into the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, you just might find a relic of Earth’s ancient past along a swampy riverbed. And it’s unlike anything else. Mangroves exist on coastlines — ...

Spanning the coasts of two cities in Metro Manila, and referred to as the capital region’s “last coastal frontier,” Las Piñas ...

Over 100 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, an ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees is flourishing along a freshwater river. A team of researchers recently investigated how this verdant oasis got so ...

What impact does climate change have on global mangrove forests, which play a vital role in coastal ecosystems due to their ability to survive in hostile environments that most trees can’t survive?

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A new study led by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and East Carolina University (ECU) has ...

University of British Columbia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of British Columbia provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Mangroves are ...

Increasing awareness and empowering Tikina Nacula communities in the protection and wise use of mangroves was the focus of discussions at a two days’ workshop at Naisisili village in Yasawa.

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