From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink
Coasts in Europe and Russia are net emitters, while coasts in Southeast Asia and North America have a large uptake ...
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Video: Teen activist plants mangroves to combat climate change
Will Charouhis leads the project "A Million Mangroves: Halting Climate Change One Root at a Time."
Climate change pushing mangroves north; bills to fully fund Florida Wildlife Corridor lagging
With the country experiencing fewer freeze events, mangroves that thrive in coastal wetlands are moving into salt marsh habitats at ...
Video: Learn about ‘whirlwind’ of bills in 2023 Florida legislative session
The planning director of 1000 Friends of Florida said one piece of legislation embodied the death knell to growth management ...
Experts say development may have worsened Fort Lauderdale flooding; mangroves protect from rising seas
A bill in the Florida Senate would task the Florida Department of Environmental Protection with protecting mangroves.
Red tide causing manatee deaths; probiotics could cure ailing reefs
Stony coral tissue loss disease is a new and deadly disease affecting reefs throughout the Caribbean.
Much of Florida is a swamp and we should take advantage of that feature as we rebuild after Hurricane Ian
By Bobby Fokidis, Rollins College As we collectively recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, I am reminded of ...
Struggling in South Florida, mangroves are beginning to take root farther north
The north might no longer be as inhospitable to mangroves as it once was. Fleeing rising seas in South Florida, ...
Studies show that mangroves are an effective and inexpensive defense against rising sea levels
Climate change and the damage from major storms are causing us to fortify our shorelines beyond building seawalls. A new ...
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