As the world marked World Water Day on March 23, attention was drawn to rivers, lakes and groundwater sources, the obvious custodians of life-sustaining water. Yet, in the transition zone where land ...

The introduction of exotic species can pose significant challenges in the sustainable management of coastal ecosystems, yet researchers have found that Pacific oysters introduced to the Port River in ...

The study—led by Brad Martin, a Flinders University Ph.D. candidate, with colleagues from Flinders' College of Science and ...

Nature-based solutions like restoring mangroves, and hybrid solutions, protect vulnerable shorelines. However, they need careful planning to be effective. A new GIS-based tool, combined with varied ...

Seagrass meadows, which cover approximately 516.59 sq km of India’s coastline, are shrinking due to pollution, unsustainable fishing practices, and climate change.

It discusses the origins of these islands from mangrove trees, which create land through their roots and the accumulation of organic matter. The narrative highlights the rich biodiversity that ...

The National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA) says no mangroves were removed in Fort Rocky in Port Royal while a section of the area was cleared to build a car park for Jamaica's first ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s mangrove forests collectively store 8.73 lakh tonnes of carbon stock, making them a crucial asset in combating climate change through carbon sequestration. According to a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Empowered communities in San Remigio, Daanbantayan and Medellin, Cebu, took the lead in a massive mangrove reforestation project resulting in 800,000 mangroves planted by ...

“The destruction of mangroves and haphazard development in such a historically and environmentally sensitive area is unacceptable,” Frazer Binns stated. “This kind of action on the part of a ...