Short-term research fellowship on mangrove conservation
Panchabhuta Conservation Foundation (PCF), a small community NGO based in Kagal, Karnataka, near the hyper-biodiverse Aghanashini River estuary, is seeking applicants for its ongoing fellowship program focused on research and action for sustainable development and...
read moreHe’s mangroves’ best friend
Times of India - Goa:It's a sultry summer evening, but when Arvind Untawale ushers us into his humble home at Dona Paula, the genial atmosphere that pervades the living room is instantly relaxing. The 76-year-old then darts to the kitchen to fetch some water. As he...
read moreConch-collecting competition canceled for environmental concern
A tourist resort that is home to a large mangrove forest in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has called off a conch-collecting contest after a campaign protesting its likely environmental impact. The management of the resort located in Golden Bay, Beihai...
read moreGetting their hands dirty for a good cause
KUCHING: Staff members from Naim Group of Companies’ Kuching office spent a meaningful weekend helping to plant mangrove trees in the Kuching Wetlands National Park (KWNP). This was part of a collaboration between Naim and the state Forest Department for an...
read moreMangrove plantation in Alibag to make up for MTHL impact
Mumbai : Alibag Forest Department is waiting for the final approval of the environment ministry of the Government of India to start mangrove plantation as compensatory forestation in Raigad district. This is to make up for the forest land that will be affected by the...
read moreMangrove forest conservation discussed between Thailand and China
PHUKET, 29 April 2016 (NNT) – The Phuket administration on Thursday discussed potential cooperation between the province and China in conserving mangrove forests. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Governor of Phuket, was attended by officials from all sectors in the...
read moreStudents Reviving Mangrove Wetlands
By EDRINEKIA GIBSON FORTY-five students planted 135 baby mangrove trees in Camp Abaco last week after growing them in their classrooms throughout this school year. The students, from Abaco Central High School and Forest Heights Academy, and their teachers,...
read moreA new project to restore Mangroves in the Bahamas
ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF), in partnership with Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS), is taking students and teachers to restore a local mangrove forest. It’s the final phase in a new mangrove education and...
read moreSowing seeds of conservation to protect Kuala Selangor Nature Park
THE diminishing mangrove forest across Selangor’s coastal areas is worrying fishermen who have seen their income drop because of lower catch of fish and cockles. Jamaluddin Jafar, 49, and Nasarudin Kamaruzzaman, 45, who live in Kampung Tanjung Keramat, Kuala Selangor,...
read moreDesert Mangroves: stars of carbon sequestration
A new study highlights mangrove forests' stellar ability to store carbon. The somewhat surprising results only add to the clamor for a deeper conservation drive. Mangroves, “botanical amphibians” that occupy a world on the cusp of land and sea, have long been...
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