But the grasses aren’t showy like coral reefs or immediately recognizable like mangroves, and they’ve become one of the least protected coastal ecosystems. “If we lose seagrass, and I mean ...

Covering only 0.1% of the ocean floor, these seagrass meadows provide food and ... most vulnerable ecosystems and species, such as coral reefs. And to the coastal populations, they act as the ...

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, protects against coastal erosion and stores carbon. But it's threatened by pollution and climate change. Dozens of local scientists are working to protect and ...

The Environment Ministry will coordinate with related ministries/institutions to evaluate reclamation activities in Pari ...

These results could be important not only for coral reefs, but also for other marine ecosystems such as seagrass meadows or ...

“Though seagrass, for example, covers just 0.1% of the seafloor, it is responsible for sequestering 11% of organic carbon in the ocean, mitigating ocean acidification that threatens coral reefs.” ...

This grows by up to 10 centimetres a year and the coral develops into various shapes and sizes ... corals gradually build up the complex three-dimensional structure of a reef. This habitable ...

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has sought international collaboration for the effective ...

Huawei, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and local partner Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have launched a ...

The ridges in coral reefs act as barriers and can reduce wave energy by up to 97%, providing crucial protection from threats such as tsunamis. They help protect areas such as mangrove forests and ...

The study combines these predictions with coral cover data from previous research, allowing scientists to map coral ...