Across the Philippines, coastal communities are losing their first line of defense against storm surge, flooding, and sea level rise: our mangrove and beach forests. Mangroves are more than just trees — they are powerful barriers that reduce wave energy by up to 66%, trap carbon dioxide that fuels global warming, and provide nurseries for … Read more
International marine protection group Oceana, scientific experts, youth and other civil society groups voice their appeal to President Ferdinand Maros Jr. to include in his State of the Nation Address the need for Congress to pass with urgency the National Coastal Greenbelt bill. A coastal greenbelt is a 100-meter band of mangroves and beach forests … Read more
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