Mangroves play a crucial role in fish nurseries and protecting tropical coastal ecosystems. Were it not for these salty forests, many of the world’s coral reefs and their communities of rainbow ...

The mangroves in Seychelles, Aldabra Island store vast amounts of carbon but are still threatened by climate impacts. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of ...

A new Nature study co-authored by a WWF scientist has found the strongest link to date between the productivity of coral reef fisheries and the health of nearby mangrove forests. Washington, DC, US – ...

Isla Contoy is a slender barrier island at the meeting point of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, north of the ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests—which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines—are drowning in the Maldives. Their findings, published 12 November in Scientific Reports, The ...

In a recent scientific article in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management, alongside the list of scientist-authors were the Bardi Jawi and Oorany Rangers and the Bardi Jawi Traditional Owners. For the ...

As carbon emissions continue to be pumped into the atmosphere at record levels, it will be critical to recapture and sequester as much of these warming gases as possible. While technological ...

Three years after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off Mauritius, spilling 1000 tonnes of a new type of marine fuel oil, research has confirmed the oil is still present in an ...

It was a sunny afternoon in February at the height of the high season on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, but my partner, Aaren, and I were far from lounging on a white-sand beach, snorkeling over a ...

On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon. The Curaçao Rif Mangrove Park offers guided ...