Mangrove forests are home to birds, fish and mammals, serving as a breeding ground and nursery for fish and other marine life. They also provide a sheltered habitat and nesting area for coastal birds.

Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems, with trees whose roots stretch down into brackish water, are at risk of collapse. That's according to the first assessment from the International Union for ...

Caribbean nations gather in northern Colombia as environmental threats grow ...

However, over the centuries, the Earth has lost about two-thirds of its mangroves – due mostly to humans – from activities like farming, aquaculture and urbanization. Locally, Tampa Bay has ...

Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study from the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz. The research, ...

In Australia, the Rangers survey the biodiversity around Cairns Airport. To date, they have identified 12 threatened species in the area. “Every few meters, we seem like ” “we're into a ...

Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse as a result of human activity, rising sea levels and extreme weather, according to the latest survey by an international ...

The project will track mangrove growth and conditions along northern Sarasota Bay, Palma Sola Bay, southern Tampa Bay, Terra Ceia Bay and the Manatee River.