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Mangroves are more than just carbon stores. Eric Lafforgue / Alamy

Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don’t always reach local people

Beyond the monetary value of carbon credits sits something more complex: every restoration project involves trade-offs, and somebody carries them.
A river flows through the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near Rampal, Bangladesh, in October 2022. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)

Ecological collapse in the world’s largest mangrove forest is a preview of what’s to come

Climate change is already leading to lasting damage to the Sundarbans mangrove forest and causing families and farmers to lose their livelihoods.
In 2022, California built an emergency drought barrier across the West False River near Oakley to protect against saltwater intrusion. AP Photo/Terry Chea

What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast

Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change is making this phenomenon more frequent and severe.

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