Protecting North Sumatran Mangroves, Supporting Biodiversity, People and the World

Mangroves are a massive storehouse of carbon. The mangroves of Indonesia, with its vast expanse of islands and coastlines, cover an area of around 3 million hectares. These tangled trees and the swampy soil they grow in store approximately 3.14 billion tons of carbon, hence they play an important role...

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Presentation: Is your shrimp cocktail destroying the planet?

Presentation by Boone Kauffman from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) on Climate change implications of land cover change in mangrove ecosystems....

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Cut emissions, not mangroves: Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change

Indonesia has more mangroves than any other country in the world - more than 2.9 million hectares that store one third of the world's coastal carbon stock. With this potential, mangroves are Indonesia's best hope for slowing climate change. CIFOR Principal Scientist, Daniel Murdiyarso talks about what needs to be...

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Dirty Science Part 2: As tides rise higher, can mangroves hold on? Researchers dig in to find out

The Indonesian archipelago is home to millions of hectares of mangrove forest. We know they store huge amounts of carbon, but are they helping to protect our coastlines too? A group of scientists, armed with a GoPro, went to Papua to find out how quickly mangroves are capable of adapting...

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Daniel Murdiyarso - Mangroves may turn the tide

As a collaborative program between CIFOR and US Forest Services, SWAMP has entered its third year and been implemented in 24 countries. The activities range from field campaign, capacity building and policy dialogues in countries where significant size of wetland ecosystems including peatlands and mangroves are found. Today, we will...

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Measuring carbon in Peru's tropical peatlands

CIFOR researchers get their hands dirty to study Peru's mysterious peat swamps, which are home to a very special tree — and which store immense amounts of carbon that would otherwise enter the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. CIFOR is seeking to improve the scientific knowledge of carbon...

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Inside Peru's peatlands A scientist explains

CIFOR scientist Kristell Hergoualc'h talks about the unique ecosystems of peatland swamps in Peru and Indonesia — and how these swamps affect, and are affected by, climate change....

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Dirty Science Part 1: Excavating the truth about mangroves and carbon

Indonesia's vast mangrove forests don't just protect coastlines and support ecosystems and livelihoods - they also store huge amounts of carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for climate change. How much carbon? Scientists from CIFOR and FORDA are battling mud, tides and insects trying to find out. For more information...

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Qatar's Mangroves: Why they matter for climate change

60 km from the site of the UN climate change talks in Doha, Indonesian scientist Daniel Murdiyarso and Qatar-based scientist Mohamad Khawlie explore Qatar's most important ecosystem - the mangroves - and explain their significance for climate change - both in absorbing carbon, and helping cities adapt to storms and...

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Protecting North Sumatran Mangroves, Supporting Biodiversity, People and the World

Presentation: Is your shrimp cocktail destroying the planet?

Cut emissions, not mangroves: Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change

Dirty Science Part 2: As tides rise higher, can mangroves hold on? Researchers dig in to find out

Daniel Murdiyarso - Mangroves may turn the tide

Measuring carbon in Peru's tropical peatlands

Inside Peru's peatlands A scientist explains

Dirty Science Part 1: Excavating the truth about mangroves and carbon

Qatar's Mangroves: Why they matter for climate change

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