Imagine a natural fortress standing strong against raging storms. That's what mangroves and other forested wetlands do for our coastlines. But how well do they protect us, and against which storms?

A new study involving risk modelers shows that mangrove forests protect Florida’s coast and could help reduce property-insurance rates. Infrastructure is struggling to protect property against climate ...

Efforts to strengthen coastal protection and restore vital ecosystems were highlighted through a mangrove planting and ...

Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, ...

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, ...

STORY: Rising sea levels have driven most families from this small village in Indonesia's Central Java province to higher ground. Yet 55-year old Pasijah and her family have decided to stay put, and ...

Five environmental groups have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect and restore dwindling mangrove forests and seagrass along the Kenyan coast. During the signing of the MoU, ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests -- which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines -- are drowning in the Maldives. Their finding indicate that rising sea level and a climate ...

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Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study. Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services ...