Mangrove loss is making the Niger Delta more vulnerable: We built a model that can track how the forests are doing

Rivers State on Nigeria's coastline has some of Africa's largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the ...
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New study values the benefits of mangroves for reducing property damages in recent hurricanes

In industry risk models, mangroves significantly reduce surge and flood damages to properties built behind forests while properties built in front of mangroves face increased risks. (Image by J.
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To protect mangroves, some Kenyans combat logging with hidden beehives

MOMBASA, Kenya — Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along the Indian Ocean coastline. The 69-year-old Nyongesa ...