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When it comes to carbon storage, not all mangroves are equal

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Aug 2018

Soggier forest soils thwart the uptake of climate-warming methane

Mongabay.com 7 Aug 2018

Nitrogen pollution is choking forests’ carbon-protecting fungi

Shreya Dasgupta 3 Aug 2018

New research calculates full carbon cost of oil palm cultivation in Indonesia’s forests

Mike Gaworecki 5 Jul 2018

On India’s Kerala coast, a man-made solution exacerbates a natural problem

Haritha John 28 Jun 2018

There’s now an app for mapping seagrass, the oceans’ great carbon sink

Basten Gokkon 14 Jun 2018

Study reveals China’s new forests aren’t really forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 7 Jun 2018

New remote-sensing technique used to determine carbon losses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mike Gaworecki 10 Apr 2018

Keeping carbon in the ground can cut emissions and boost food security, study finds

Jim Tan 20 Mar 2018

Small hydropower a big global issue overlooked by science and policy

Claire Salisbury 13 Mar 2018

Andes dams twice as numerous as thought are fragmenting the Amazon

Claire Asher 28 Feb 2018

Land plants may have evolved much earlier than we thought

Morgan Erickson-Davis 21 Feb 2018
A local volunteer plants a mangrove sapling at the Trapeang Sangke inlet. The best time for transplanting is July, the peak of the wet season when the estuary is least salty. With a full team of volunteers, 4,000 saplings get transplanted in the most productive months. Photo by Matt Blomberg for Mongabay.

Mega developments set to transform a tranquil Cambodian bay

Matt Blomberg 31 Jan 2018

Study: Amazon dams are disrupting ecologically vital flood pulses

Claire Salisbury 10 Jan 2018

Consensus grows: climate-smart agriculture key to Paris Agreement goals

Justin Catanoso 21 Dec 2017

Agroforestry boosts rice and biodiversity in India

Moushumi Basu 19 Dec 2017

Here’s a great way to visualize the huge potential of forest conservation and restoration as ‘natural climate solutions’

Mike Gaworecki 6 Dec 2017

Kenyan farmers reap economic, environmental gains from ABCDs of agroforestry

Sophie Mbugua 4 Dec 2017

Indonesians race to save their disappearing lakes, before it’s too late

Ian Morse 30 Nov 2017

New research shows why forests are absolutely essential to meeting Paris Climate Agreement goals

Mike Gaworecki 9 Nov 2017

Carbon sequestration role of savanna soils key to climate goals

Justin Catanoso 1 Nov 2017

Indonesians plant trees to nurse seagrass back to health in Wakatobi

Sean Mowbray 31 Oct 2017

As Northwest salmon economy teeters on brink, Trump gives it a push

Saul Elbein 23 Oct 2017

Road building threatens forests, water supplies in Kuala Lumpur area

Kate Mayberry 19 Oct 2017

Andes dams could threaten food security for millions in Amazon basin

Claire Asher 19 Sep 2017

Belo Monte dam installation license suspended, housing inadequacy cited

Zoe Sullivan 19 Sep 2017

Healthy soils can boost food security and climate resilience for millions (commentary)

Inger Andersen 6 Sep 2017

Ever wondered how much your pet’s diet impacts the environment?

Mike Gaworecki 17 Aug 2017
House construction alongside the seawall in Felicity, Guyana. Photo by Carinya Sharples for Mongabay.

Going under: mangrove restoration in low-lying Guyana a vital need, say experts

Carinya Sharples 13 Jul 2017

Study: Brazilian mega-dams caused far more flooding than EIA predicted

Claire Salisbury 5 Jul 2017

Photos: Where once were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea

Elisabetta Zavoli, Jacopo Pasotti 3 Jul 2017

International action a must to stop irreversible harm of Amazon dams, say experts

Claire Salisbury 19 Jun 2017

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