the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest. Spanning nearly 4,000 square miles on both sides of the Indian-Bangladeshi border, this dense swamp of flood-tolerant trees stands as a green wall ...

Dar es Salaam. In an unusual environmental occurrence, mangroves have dried up in Kijichi, a coastal area along the Indian Ocean.The area is just a few metres from Mwalimu Nyerere Kigamboni bridge, ...

Environmental activist Capt Daniel Murray, who initially brought attention to the issue, criticised the bulldozing of mature red mangroves off Queen’s Highway and urged the government to intervene.

Through their unique resilience, mangroves support the creation of diverse and dynamic ecosystems, shelter coastal areas from storms, mitigate flooding risks, reduce erosion, and support the ...

Nature-based solutions like restoring mangroves, and hybrid solutions, protect vulnerable shorelines. However, they need careful planning to be effective. A new GIS-based tool, combined with ...

Nature-based solutions, such as restoring mangroves and coastal strands, can help mitigate these risks by stabilizing shorelines, improving ecosystems and enhancing resilience to flooding and ...