Governing mangroves: From Tanzania to Indonesia
Mangroves constitute only 0.5 percent of forest area worldwide, but millions of people depend on them for food, income and…
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Blue carbon science for sustainable development
Mangrove forests have been recognized for a variety of important functions, such as buffering coastal zones from tropical storms and…
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Protecting Tanzania’s mangroves
Lush mangrove forests line the meandering channels of the Rufiji River Delta, south of the commercial capital Dar es Salaam…
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A map of the world’s wetlands
Wetlands are important ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation because they can store huge amounts of carbon, while providing…
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Coastal blue carbon from planted mangroves holds promise
Mangrove forests might account for only 0.5 percent of coastal areas worldwide, but they punch well above their weight when…
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Rising tides: Will mangroves keep up as sea levels climb?
Although mangroves will be able to withstand moderate sea level rise, the highest projections for the end of this century…
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Work to avoid further fires starts now
The rainy season has begun in Indonesia, dousing most of the fires that have been burning across Sumatra and Kalimantan.…
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Indonesia on fire again … and again?
The fires in Indonesia have been raging for more than two months, creating a toxic haze that has blanketed much…
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Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
The fires raging across Indonesia, and the hazardous smoke they create, are causing even greater damage to the environment, wildlife…
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Little creature, HUGE footprint
Three years ago when J. Boone Kauffman, an ecologist from Oregon State University and an associate of the Center for…
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Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change
Indonesia’s mangroves are a massive storehouse of carbon and a key bargaining chip for the country in the upcoming climate…
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