The foreign aid conundrum
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....
read moreTo Save Coral Reefs, First Save the Mangroves
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 protect...
read moreWATERED-DOWN DRAFT DILUTES BID FOR CONSERVATION
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...
read moreMark Huxham and Jamie Pearson: Can’t put a price on woodlands
‘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,...
read moreDahr Jamail | Mangroves in Crisis: Why One Man Works to Save the Plants That Fight Climate Disruption
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 unprecedented...
read moreOperation “White Shark” to inspect, seize swathes of encroached mangroves
PHUKET: Authorities today launched Operation “White Shark” in a collaborated effort to reclaim as much as 2,200 rai (352 hectares) of encroachment-suspect mangroves in Phuket. As part of the 23-province operation led by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resouces...
read moreSowing seeds of Conservation
EASTERN and Oriental Bhd (E&O) is planting some 1,500 mangrove saplings at Sungai Acheh in Nibong Tebal, Penang, as part of a mangrove replacement planting project. The effort is undertaken through its subsidiary Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd (TPD) in close...
read moreProject to plant 11,000 mangrove saplings in Sulaman Lake
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Forestry Department in its continued commitment towards mangrove conservation has designated 3.10 hectares within the Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve in Tuaran to be planted with 11,000 mangrove saplings over a period of five years. This comes...
read moreApollo Tyres, WTI team up for Kannur mangrove restoration project
KOCHI: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Apollo Tyres have entered into a partnership for a critical project to restore mangroves in Kannur district. “The Kannur Kandal Project (mangrove conservation) aims at ensuring survival of the existing mangroves and...
read moreMangrove Conservation project kicks off in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (PTI) Apollo Tyres andWildlife Trust of India have entered into a partnership torestore a critical mangrove project in Kerala's Kannurdistrict. Apollo Tyres and Wildlife Trust of India announced thepartnership to coincide with the...
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