Massive mangrove dieback in Australia, a climate tragedy for Indonesia to learn from

by Mangrove | Aug 17, 2016 | Australasia | 0 comments

As we prepare to celebrate International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems on 26 July, harrowing aerial pictures of large swathes of dead mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, have emerged on news platforms around the world. The massive...

Jamin — Students restore local mangrove forests

by Mangrove | Aug 11, 2016 | Caribbean Basin | 0 comments

I quietly walk through the mangrove forest, all around me I observe an ecosystem teeming with life. I hear the shuffling of fiddler crabs as they scurry back to their holes in the ground, I smell rotten eggs (sulphuric acid), and I view the light filtering through the...

Plant mangroves, they can slow carbon emission

by Mangrove | Aug 9, 2016 | Indo-Malasia | 0 comments

ILOILO CITY, July 19 (PIA) — Mangroves are efficient at keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, according to  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Data from a study conducted here by USAID in partnership with the Iloilo City...

OKI Plants Mangrove Trees as Part of Conservation Efforts Targeting Coastal National Park in Thailand

by Mangrove | Aug 5, 2016 | Thailand | 0 comments

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OKI Data Corporation, an OKI Group company specializing in the printer business, today announced its involvement in the planting of 300 mangrove trees in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, located in the Kui Buri District, Prachuap Khiri...

The failure of the mangrove conservation plan in Indonesia: Weak research and an ignorance of grassroots politics

by Mangrove | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Abstract Successful scientific knowledge transfer in conservation projects depends on how the science integrates with local grassroots knowledge bases. Weak research comes about through a lack of adept research units. Science-based grassroots knowledge is based on...