JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the ...

This frilly slug lives in the mangroves of southeastern Asia and Australia, lounging in shallow pools of water and scraping up algae from which it gains the ability to photosynthesize. When you ...

The annual rate of carbon emissions due to the degradation of carbon stocks in mangrove forests is predicted to rise by nearly 50,000% by the end of the century, according to a new study. Mangroves in ...

Bhitarkanika National Park hosted a Mangrove Festival, highlighting the vital role of these forests as natural barriers ...

Mangroves, once axed for development, are expanding across Florida due to climate change. Will Floridians learn to live with the iconic coastal tree? David Rahahę-tih Webb’s aquarium was more than ...

In the neighbourhoods of Pescador 1 and 2, in Turbo, northern Colombia, mangroves intertwine to create a natural barrier between land and sea that protects against soil erosion and storm surges. Over ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Mangroves are unique forests adapted to live along the coasts in mostly tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mangroves are in danger as they are cleared to make room for farms, mines, and ...

Mangrove forests play an essential role in combating climate change and protecting coastal communities. Mangrove forests grow in the areas of the low-oxygen soil where the water moves slowly to ...