PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for rearing seedlings of a mangrove by which seeds of the mangrove are arranged on a floating nursery bed planting part composed of a fine mesh cloth without passing roots therethrough and the ecesic ratio can remarkably be improved after transplantation...
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Jean-François Bastin from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues have quantified the global potential for forest restoration, taking stock of all land areas where trees would naturally grow given current climate conditions, and which aren’t covered with concrete or otherwise engaged for growi...
and mangrove swamps. Despite their broad distribution, hippos face numerous threats that have led to declining numbers. Habitat loss due to agriculture, human settlement and industry is a significant factor. Additionally, hippos are poached for their meat and ivory (found in the...
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In recent years, mangrove restoration has gained significant attention due to its carbon storage capacity, role as a pollution sink, and ecological and economic benefits. Moreover, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals' strategies include mangrove restoration. This review investigates the ...
On the ground, the world’s most visionary efforts towards building back nature are happening now, reclaiming more and more human-encroached spaces. From an initiative to save Andean forests acrossseven countriesand 3,000 miles, to the expansion ofSri Lanka’s mangrovecover by 50%, and a rest...
Mangrove forests help to create healthy seas because they act as nurseries for fish, prawns, crabs and other marine animals that breed among the trees’ stilt-like roots. They also play a role in combating the climate crisis because they have carbon-storing superpowers, locking down more ...
To restore wetlands, the city's forestry bureau and Xiamen University planted mangroves along lakefronts and seashores. The mangrove restoration projects were done in "forest-friendly" areas including Yundang Lake and Tong'an Bay. The area of mangrove forests in Xiamen increased from around 33 he...