New Orleans is turning discarded bottles into coastal sand. Crushed glass is now helping rebuild shrinking wetlandsNew Orleans is using crushed glass to build new islands and strengthen wetlands. This innovative approach tackles waste and coastal erosion...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
09 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
This coastal region in Costa Rica lost its mangrove forests. Now 12,000 seedlings and restored water channels are bringing them backCosta Rica's Golfo Dulce is witnessing a remarkable turnaround as residents rejuvenate mangrove forests that had previously been devastated...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
In the 1980s, the richest closed-canopy mangroves covered 77,643 sq km globally. 43 years later, they had grown to 88,772 sq km, helping turn decades of mangrove loss into a net global gainMangroves are far more than trees growing along tropical and subtropical shorelines. They form complex coastal ecosystems that provide habi...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
West Bengal to release tiger in Buxa, plant 3 crore mangroves in SunderbansWest Bengal plans to release a tiger into Buxa Tiger Reserve on October 2 as part of efforts to revive the big-cat population in North Beng...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
Meet South Florida teenager Theo Quenee who turned his rooftop into a mangrove nursery after Hurricane IrmaHurricane Irma's devastation prompted Theo Quenee to rescue hundreds of mangrove seedlings. He transformed his home's roof into a nursery, ...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
In 1966, Florida ecologists covered mangrove islands with giant tents and fumigated every insect, then watched life rebuild from nothingIn 1966, scientists fumigated small Florida islands, removing nearly all animal life. Within weeks, new species arrived, and islands largel...
30 Jul, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
SC allows cutting of 45,000 mangroves for Mumbai Coastal Road projectThe Supreme Court has permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to cut more than 45,000 mangroves. This is for the proposed Versova-...
21 Mar, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
SC allows Adani Cementation to cut 158 mangrove trees for captive jetty project along Amba riverThe Supreme Court has upheld the Bombay High Court's decision, permitting Adani Cementation to cut 158 mangrove trees for a jetty project i...
21 Jul, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
HC allows felling of around 20,000 mangrove trees for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train projectAs per the said order, a 50 m buffer zone must be created around the area that hosts the mangroves and no construction activity or dumping ...
09 Dec, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee's mangrove project does not enthuse eco-watchersSpecialists who have been observing Sunderbans’ ecology wondered whether it was possible to plant five crore or even more saplings in this ...
20 Jun, 2021, 03.11 PM IST
Bullet train: Bombay HC wants to hear experts for decision on cutting mangrovesIn March this year, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority had told the court that it had given its nod for cutting over 53,000 ...
12 Jun, 2019, 07.09 PM IST
As tides rise, Indian villagers find a friend in mangrovesWithout mangroves, fields would be flooded by brackish sea water, making the soil saline and unfit to grow staple crops or vegetables.
27 Nov, 2018, 11.46 AM IST
Mangroves protect against tsunamis, says expertMangroves are effective in pollution control and also help in controlling the 'Green House' effect by absorbing carbon dioxide.
02 Aug, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
- 200 residents take green path to save mangroves
More than 200 residents of Nerul and Seawoods joined hands to save mangroves.
15 Apr, 2012, 06.09 AM IST
- The Mangrove whisperer
A Class II dropout farm worker is the man behind Kerala's lush mangroves, and a movement.
28 Jan, 2011, 11.41 AM IST
- Fire breaks out in Bhitarkanika National Park
A blaze on Friday morning broke out in parts of Bhitarkanika national park, a Ramsar wetland site, causing destruction of mangrove species ...
23 Apr, 2010, 09.41 PM IST