by Mangrove | Jul 25, 2016 | Indo-Malasia |
Nazneen Ahmed In the wake of the Paris Conference of Parties (COP) 21, as countries are designing their post-climate action plans, needless to say, aid for developing countries for climate change adaptation and mitigation needs remains on the negotiating table....
by Mangrove | Jul 11, 2016 | Caribbean Basin |
With coral reefs in decline and NOAA calling for a larger protected area for reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Geological Survey scientists are pointing out another strategy to save reefs: First save the mangroves. Mangrove trees’ thickets of stilt-like roots...
by Mangrove | Jul 7, 2016 | Indo-Malasia |
DRAFT WETLANDS RULES 2016 A new, watered-down Draft Wetlands Rules 2016 has put the Central Wetlands Regulatory Authority (CWRA) at the mercy of the states, claimed concerned environmentalists, with the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) writing to...
by Mangrove | Jul 5, 2016 | East Africa |
‘MIKOKO Pamoja’ raises money for mangrove forest conservation and for those who live there, write Professor Mark Huxham and Jamie Pearson You don’t need to be a tree- hugger to know that forests are very fine things. As homes to wildlife, protectors of watersheds,...
by Mangrove | Jun 30, 2016 | Indo-Malasia |
A Mangrove forest in Malaysia. Mangrove forests act as virtual carbon scrubbers, yet are under threat by the shrimping aquacultural industry. (Photo: Yasser Abusen / Flickr) It’s not news that anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) is accelerating at...
