Skip to main content
Skip to main content

mangrove


Science is Saving the Mangrove Forests

November 20, 2020 Diane Banegas and Rich MacKenzie, Research and Development, USDA Forest Service

Mangrove forests along the coastlines in the Asia-Pacific region provide building materials for traditional homes, shelter fish and wildlife, protect communities from tsunamis and typhoons, and store more carbon than any other forested ecosystem in the world. Despite all they do for humans and the...

Forestry

Study Shows Mangroves are a Major Player in Climate Change

May 03, 2011 Robert Hudson Westover, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Mangroves have declined by nearly half in the last 50 years. This is disconcerting to scientists because the hardy brackish tidal tree in an important bulkhead against climate change, according to findings is a recent study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Forestry Research and Science
Subscribe to mangrove

AskUSDA

One central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.