Forty years of data from 684 planted mangrove stands worldwide reveal that planted stands can store 71 to 73% of biomass carbon (C) stock ~20 years after planting. Although soil C stocks in planted mangroves plateau after an initial 25%…
Read More Planted mangroves can store up to 75% of the carbon stocks found in intact mature stands
The NAS/USAID/PEER program held its final PEER Asia Conference on 21-23 May 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. The forum was attended by all PEER Asia cycle 9 grantees. Three of the co-grantees (from Indonesia and Vietnam) also work on mangrove research.…
A local gleaning along a mangrove forest in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. Photo by Sean Paul Manalo. Today, February 2, we celebrate the World Wetlands Day! As Tsireya from Avatar 2 once said, "The Way Of Water Has No Beginning And…
PEER ManCoRe’s two-year project finally comes to a close. To celebrate and reflect on the accomplishments of the project, we invited our partners from different institutions across the Philippines. Members of the local government units (LGUs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national…
Mangrove Ecology 