Walkway to Conservation
Walkway to conservation BY ANEETA SUNDARARAJ - 1 JANUARY 2017 @ 6:18 PM A walk in a nature park inspires a group of researchers to conserve our natural heritage, writes Aneeta Sundararaj THERE’S no other way to say it: At the start of an early morning walk in Kuala...
read moreMassive mangrove dieback in Australia, a climate tragedy for Indonesia to learn from
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...
read moreJamin — Students restore local mangrove forests
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...
read morePlant mangroves, they can slow carbon emission
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...
read moreOKI Plants Mangrove Trees as Part of Conservation Efforts Targeting Coastal National Park in Thailand
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 Khan...
read moreThe failure of the mangrove conservation plan in Indonesia: Weak research and an ignorance of grassroots politics
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...
read moreMangroves Deserve a Global Day of Celebration
Tuesday was International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, or World Mangrove Day, and Sri Lanka’s prime minister celebrated by opening a museum dedicated to mangroves. But mangroves are important to the entire world, not just Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan...
read moreSri Lanka to Conserve Climate-Friendly Mangroves Ecosystem
Sri Lanka's government and environmentalists are working to protect tens of thousands of acres of mangrove forests — the seawater-tolerant trees that help protect and build landmasses, absorb carbon from the environment and reduce the impact of natural disasters like...
read moreMangrove research and training centre in Dharavi soon
Awareness related to mangroves in the city will get a major boost. Soon, a full-fledged mangrove research and training centre will be set up at the Maharashtra Nature Park (MNP) in Dharavi. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who announced the move on Friday, said this...
read moreLeading the fight against climate change: California nonprofit, Seacology, marks big successes in Sri Lanka on World Mangrove Day
PAMBALA, Sri Lanka, July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- July 26, 2016, World Mangrove Day:A year into a groundbreaking program to protect all mangrove forests in Sri Lanka by enlisting the help of coastal communities, the news is good. The forests are being...
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