Mangroves are ecologically important plants in marine habitats that occupy the coastlines of
many countries. In addition to their key ecological importance, various parts of mangroves …

Whether or not mangroves function as buffers against tsunamis is the subject of in-depth
research, the importance of which has been neglected or underestimated before the recent …

Mangrove species are uniquely adapted to tropical and subtropical coasts, and although
relatively low in number of species, mangrove forests provide at least US $1.6 billion each …

This study investigated the effectiveness of mangrove planting initiatives in Sri Lanka. All the
lagoons and estuaries in Sri Lanka were included in the study. We documented all agencies …

Published with ISME, ITTO and project partners FAO, UNESCO-MAB, UNEP-WCMC and
UNU-INWEH This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's …

This study explored the effects of coastal vegetation on tsunami damage based on field
observations carried out after the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. Study …

Six wide-ranging mangrove species, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Avicennia
marina, A. officinalis, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, and B. sexangula, were selected to study the …

While mangroves are increasingly described as social-ecological systems (SESs),
performing SES research is so much more than merely documenting local resource …

By the end of 1990s when China initiated a 10-year mangrove reforestation project, the
mangrove forest area had decreased from 250,000 to 15,000 ha. Over 80% of current …

Sundarbans mangrove forest has substantial ecological and economic importance at local,
national and global scales. Over the past decades, invasive species have spread …