Co-occurrence of ecosystem services to inform global mangrove conservation planning

Posted by Alex White
On February 7, 2024

Written by Alex White and Jasmine Hall Mangrove forests provide important ecosystem services (ES) such as sequestering carbon, supporting invertebrate fish production, and protecting coastlines. These forests are also vital habitats for wildlife and support biodiversity in the land and sea. Despite their importance, mangroves are declining, with protection and restoration efforts ranging from modest […]

Australia’s blue carbon budget

Posted by Tom Rayner
On September 13, 2019
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Effective action needs accessible science

Posted by Chris Brown
On July 1, 2019

Coastal wetlands are globally threatened. However, the plight of these habitats, like mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, is not well recognised relative to other coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs. This translates into funding shortfalls both for the science needed to address coastal wetland decline and for the protection and restoration actions needed to […]

Carbon economy and wetland protection to benefit from new app

Posted by Tom Rayner
On February 26, 2019

A web app developed by GLOW researchers could encourage governments and wetland managers globally to reduce carbon emissions by protecting mangrove forests.