Hurricanes and changes to natural hydrology have hammered Florida's mangroves, but restoration efforts are seeing some success. Read more in this piece for The Revelator, one of the publication's 15 most newsworthy articles in 2025.
Showing posts with label mangroves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mangroves. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Mangroves in Peril
Earth has lost as much as 35 percent of its mangrove forests in the past few decades, and scientists predict that these vital ecosystems could all but disappear in the next 100 years. Read more about the problem here.
Labels:
blue carbon,
climate change,
mangroves,
oceans,
sea level rise,
storm protection
Four critical habitats that nurture marine life
A wide variety of ocean creatures rely on sea grass, sand, Sargassum and mangroves. Each of these habitats faces serious threats. Read more here.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Saving mangrove forests
Mangrove ecosystems provide habitat for a wealth of marine life, protect coastlines from storms, and store significant amounts of carbon. But rising sea levels and continued removal by humans could do them in. Read more in this piece for The Revelator.
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