Indonesia creates expert wetlands team to revitalize development goal efforts
A Strategic Coordination Team for Wetlands Management created by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Planning or National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)…
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Securing the future of mangroves through sustainable wood fuel management
Cameroon is home to some of Africa’s largest mangrove forests. The country’s unique shoreline ecosystems host important biodiversity, including mangroves…
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Photo competition brings mangroves into sharper focus
Four renowned conservation and National Geographic photographers – Cristina Mittermeier, Steve Winter, Octavio Aburto and Jennifer Hayes — will judge…
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Love mangroves? Share your pictures with the world
Mangrove Action Project launch sixth World Mangrove Day Photography Awards.Once again, as a celebration of International Mangrove Day on July…
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Q+A: Research findings offer framework for effective carbon management
In current conditions, the world’s total carbon budget will be spent in roughly eight years, increasing emissions-related global warming, and…
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Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets
The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural settings to areas where considerable land-use changes…
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Bringing back mangroves: Scientists in Mexico restore degraded ecosystems
“What was this area like three years ago?” I asked researcher Jorge Herrera as we dipped our feet into the…
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Land use change has a big impact on the carbon stored in mangroves
Mangrove forests are important to the livelihoods of millions of people living along coastlines, providing fish resources, protecting communities from…
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They are critical for fighting climate change but . . . do you really know the importance of tropical wetlands?
It is time to get your toes wet. Every February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, an international celebration that aims…
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Biodiversity in focus on World Wetlands Day
Healthy and diverse ecosystems, especially wetlands, are our life support, providing our water, food and underpinning economies, said Martha Rojas…
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Blue carbon focus could sail Indonesia through Paris targets
The next U.N. climate talks will be known as the “blue COP,” said a top mangroves expert at the COP24…
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From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia
Despite growing pressures of development and urbanization, community members from Sendangsari village in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province improved the local economy…
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