Attention is given to environmental impacts on mangroves, as they are noted for their productive ecosystems and their ability to sequester carbon. Statistics are provided on the estimated losses of mangroves...
America’s most special places will always be beautiful, but a warming climate forces us to accept that they can’t be frozen in time.
absorb harmful particles and help provide clean water by filtering it. They also help prevent or regulate natural disturbances, providing protection from soil erosion, rock falls, and high tides, for example. In coastal areas, forests such as mangroves shelter local populations from tsunamis. Forests...
The summer holiday is coming. Our class have had a discussion about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favor of staying at home. They think it’s both convenient and comfortable. What’s more, they can save money for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to...
nonprofits to come up with clever ways to protect wildlife and habitats – frombeaversto ancient trees. And we’replanting forestsandregenerating mangrovesto fight climate change.Collectively, these initiatives demonstrate technology’s powerful potential to protect earth’s biodiversity and our wellbeing....
Look for a little boardwalk with a sign heading off into the mangroves just before the main docks – just past the stand selling fresh coconuts! Walk a short way down this boardwalk stepping over napping sea lions (one barked at us, don’t get too close) and you’ll end up at a litt...
“If we fail to act now, future generations will ask, why did we not act to save the Earth given all of the scientific evidence we have?” says Bob Watson, former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and theIntergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity...
Below, Mary Fitzpatrick shares tips on how to explore Tanzania’s Swahili coast. Tanzania’s Swahili Coast is timeless, with daily life shaped by the rhythms of the sea and the winds of the monsoon. Dhows slip silently past dense stands of mangroves, their white sails billowing in the ...
of all tiger subspecies. In India, the Bengal tiger is the national animal and primarily inhabits 66 tiger reserves. The Bengal tigers’ natural habitats of grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry ...
We recommend packing your own mask and snorkel to be able to view the fish and other critters that live amongst the mangroves. We saw many fish and crabs that we would have otherwise missed during the canal float. The boatman stays with the boat as you float down the canal on your own...