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Nations come together to save Kenya’s disappearing coastal forests

Sophie Mbugua 3 Nov 2016
A female North Atlantic right whale and her calf, off Cumberland Island, Georgia, in January 2013. Photo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, collected under NOAA Research Permit #15488

A week of grim tidings for critically endangered right whales

Rebecca Kessler 6 Oct 2016
An atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), at the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium in Ålesund, Norway. Photo by Hans-Petter Fjeld via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA).

Fish-farm escapees are weakening Norwegian wild salmon genetics

Melati Kaye 10 Aug 2016
A mangrove forest in Daintree, Australia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

On World Mangrove Day, 9 things to know about these tough plants

Melati Kaye 26 Jul 2016

Battling India’s Sand Barons

Sibi Arasu 11 May 2016

U.S. plan to develop offshore aquaculture stirs dissent

Alexandra Ossola 17 Mar 2016

Trouble in paradise: Wakatobi’s ‘sea gypsies’ adjust to life in a marine park

Melati Kaye 20 Nov 2015

The Holy Trinity: how Wakatobi’s coral stays healthy and diverse

Melati Kaye 16 Nov 2015

New study exposes true costs of converting mangroves in Southeast Asia

Mike Gaworecki 21 Sep 2015

Scientists find surprising climate change refuge for reef-building corals: beneath mangroves

Sean Mowbray 16 Jun 2015

Study finds Peru’s protected areas aren’t where they should be

Apoorva Joshi 25 Feb 2015

Reefs reduce 97 percent of wave energy, could be better than artificial barriers

Brendan Bane 15 Dec 2014

Coastal wildlife paradise declared biosphere reserve in Argentina (PHOTOS)

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2014

Malaysia imperils forest reserves and sea turtle nesting ground for industrial site (photos)

Jeremy Hance 15 Apr 2014

Climate change drives Florida mangroves northward

Mongabay.com 30 Dec 2013

Mangrove ecosystems being obliterated in Myanmar

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2013

Sea and storm: coastal habitats offer strongest defense

Dr Liz Kimbrough 11 Oct 2013

Leatherback sea turtles suffer 78 percent decline at critical nesting sites in Pacific

Jeremy Hance 27 Feb 2013

Featured video: the miracle of mangroves

Jeremy Hance 30 Jan 2013

Telling the story of the father of sea turtle conservation

Jeremy Hance 21 Jan 2013

Photos: Mozambique creates Africa’s biggest marine protected area

Jeremy Hance 13 Nov 2012

Penguins face a slippery future

Jeremy Hance 26 Sep 2012

NASA image shows why San Francisco is foggy

Jeremy Hance 12 Sep 2012

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