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Caption: Costa Rica's ecosystem services payment program valued the nation's natural capital at US$14.5 billion annually, with mangroves providing the greatest economic benefit at US$8,744 per hectare through carbon storage, coastal protection, fisheries support, and biodiversity conservation, exceeding forest and ocean ecosystem values.

Central America

21.05.26

Costa Rica Expands Ecosystem Services Payment Program Beyond Forests to Mangroves, Coral Reefs, and Ocean Conservation

The Mangrove Photography Awards opened for 2026 submissions this month, inviting mangrove conservation photography across six categories documenting the beauty and fragility of coastal forests that protect 100 million people worldwide while storing nearly one-third of terrestrial carbon despite covering a limited area.

Ecology

10.04.26

Mangrove Photography Awards Open for 2026 Submissions Celebrating Critical Coastal Ecosystems

Global leaders are scaling the mangrove finance initiative to protect, restore, and invest in mangrove ecosystems as climate and community assets.

Climate

02.02.26

Mangrove Finance Initiative Brings New Capital and Leadership to Coastal Restoration

Community mangrove reforestation in the Philippines is showing long-term gains a decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan, as the Paraiso community in Tacloban partnered with local groups to restore mangrove forests wiped out by the 2013 storm.

Asia

02.02.26

Community Mangrove Reforestation Revives Coastal Forests in the Philippines

The Sri Lanka mangrove restoration plan will create conditions to allow natural regeneration of Mangroves.

Nature

15.01.25

Sri Lanka Mangrove Restoration Plan to Expand Forests by Over 50%

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is observed on July 26 each year.

Eco-Calendar

23.05.23

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem – July 26

Nature

19.07.22

Life Among the Mangroves

Nature

04.07.22

Mangroves and Coral Reefs Yield Positive Return on Investment for Flood Protection, Study Finds

Nature

01.02.22

Cuba Boosts Marine Protected Coverage with New Area Spanning Reefs to Mangroves

A landmark acceleration of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir project moves the centerpiece of Everglades restoration five years ahead of schedule to 2029, delivering renewed momentum for one of the world's most ambitious ecosystem recovery efforts and the millions of Floridians who depend on it.

Contributed Articles

03.06.26

Everglades Restoration Effort Advances with Major Project Moved Ahead of Schedule

The IUCN Green List of marine protected areas recognizes ocean conservation sites that meet high standards for biodiversity protection and effective management, such as Saudi Arabia’s Farasan Islands Reserve.

Oceans

01.06.26

IUCN Green List of Marine Protected Areas Continues Expanding Worldwide

Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape in the northeastern Philippines, a three-time ASEAN Community-based Tourism Award winner, has transformed from a remote reserve into a thriving ecotourism destination spanning 7,145 hectares of forest, coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass meadows.

Contributed Articles

27.05.26

Palaui Island: The Gem of the North

Close-up of a road with a slow sign in yellow, capturing a calm street scene in Singapore. Photo by Song Kaiyue

sciencetechnology

19.05.26

Three Small Countries, One Low-Carbon Trip: Iceland, Costa Rica, and Slovenia as a 21-Day Eco-Itinerary

The WFP's Sahel Integrated Resilience Programme demonstrates how community resilience building across five Sahel countries can deliver measurable food security gains that hold even after direct support ends.

Africa

14.05.26

Why Community Resilience Building Across Five Sahel Countries is a Model Worth Scaling

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards receives tens of thousands of entries annually from 100+ countries, documenting nature's spontaneous humor to promote wildlife conservation through positive emotion and empathy.

Wildlife

11.05.26

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Opens 2026 Submissions, Celebrating Humor and Conservation Through Nature’s Funniest Moments

Climate education in Madagascar brings forest conservation and biodiversity into local classrooms, connecting students in the Diana region to the ecosystems their communities depend on.

Climate

04.05.26

How Climate Education in Madagascar is Connecting Classrooms to Local Environmental Crisis

Public finance for nature reached an estimated $220 billion in 2023, reflecting gradual growth in biodiversity and landscape protection spending, yet the gains remain overshadowed by roughly $7.3 trillion in annual flows into nature-negative activities, highlighting a stark imbalance between conservation finance and environmentally harmful investments.

Climate

24.03.26

Public Finance for Nature Grows but Still Trails Nature-Negative Spending 30 to 1

Closing the climate insurance gap requires investing in resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and disaster risk reduction, as rising floods, droughts, and storms leave communities facing growing uninsured losses that proactive resilience measures can help prevent.

Climate

19.03.26

Closing the Climate Insurance Gap with Resilience Investments Strengthens Communities

Community climate innovation in Tamil Nadu, India, strengthens heat resilience and ecosystem restoration through passive cooling, nature-based solutions, and institutional reform, supporting an estimated 12 million residents and generating millions of green jobs across the state.

Climate

11.03.26

Community Climate Innovation in India Deploys Low-Cost Cooling and Restoration to Combat Extreme Heat

Blue carbon ecosystems took center stage at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as experts highlighted mangroves, seagrasses, and coastal forests for their exceptional carbon storage, biodiversity protection, and role in strengthening coastal resilience.

Climate

26.02.26

COP30 Highlighted Blue Carbon Ecosystems as Key Climate Solutions

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