Created to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment, Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia has established a natural “classroom” on a boat amid the island’s magnificent ...

"The best [time] to start is when they are young." Woman enlists 4,000 school children for revolutionary project: 'I want children to realize the potential' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Humans have lots of reasons to thank mangroves. These swampy, stilt-rooted trees store massive amounts of carbon on tropical shorelines, support nurseries for a wide variety of commercially important ...

Imagine your children starting their morning sitting on stumps under the shady canopy of a Grandfather Oak. They are having a discussion about how their day will be. The possibility of going to a ...

An international team of researchers has found that globally, mangrove loss rates have reduced by almost an order of magnitude between the late 20th and early 21st century -- from what was previously ...

Increasing awareness and empowering Tikina Nacula communities in the protection and wise use of mangroves was the focus of discussions at a two days’ workshop at Naisisili village in Yasawa.

March 10 (UPI) --The economic costs of protecting mangrove forests along coastlines vulnerable to flooding are more than made up for by the flood protections these ecosystems provide. In a new study, ...

Mangrove forests, found around tropical and subtropical shorelines, provide a multitude of environmental and economic benefits to coastal systems around the world. In addition to providing habitats ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the ...