The Jamaica Observer1d
Saving the mangroves
THE push to save Jamaica’s mangroves has received a significant boost with a new partnership between Caribbean Cement Company and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The two ...
The Royal Gazette1d
Mangrove Property Insurance approved to take on more business
Mangrove Property Insurance Company, the Florida-based start-up led by Bermuda market veteran Stephen Weinstein, has been approved by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to assume policies ...
The Hindu4d
T.N.’s mangrove cover grows to 9,039 ha in 2024, has significant carbon stock: report
The mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu has almost doubled in the last few years, expanding from 4,500 ha in 2021 to 9,039 ha in 2024. The increase can be attributed to both new mangrove ...
The Hindu3d
Mangrove cover in Karnataka up by 2.54 sq. km, says report
The mangrove cover in Karnataka has gone up by 2.54 sq. km from 2021 to 2023, according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - 2023 published by Forest Survey of India, an organisation mandated ...
Vanguard2d
Senate probes Cameroon’s alleged annexation of Nigerian Mangrove Islands
ABUJA—THE Senate has begun probe into the illegal annexation of Nigerian Mangrove Islands situated at Efiat in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and maritime territories by the ...
The Express Tribune4d
Afforestation efforts needed to save mangrove forests
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has recovered a wide swathe of mangrove forests from squatters, starting afforestation efforts to save the coastal ecosystem. Over time, encroachers began cutting down ...
Vanguard2d
Mangrove Islands: Cameroon’s takeover threatens Nigeria’s sovereignty, warns Senator Bassey
ABUJA – The Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Aniekan Bassey, has stated that Cameroon’s takeover of the Mangrove Islands in Nigerian maritime territory poses a ...
manilatimes4d
600 seedlings planted in Noveleta's mangrove
NOVELETA, Cavite — The local government here, with the help of student volunteers and in partnership with various stakeholders, planted 600 seedlings in the town's Mangrove Protected Area during a ...
Daily Post Nigeria3d
Senate probes Cameroon’s illegal annexation of Nigerian mangrove islands
Irked by the alleged annexation of the Nigeria’s mangrove Islands and maritime territories at Efiat-Mbo in Akwa Ibom State by the Republic of Cameroon, the Senate on Tuesday set up an adhoc ...
The Punch Newspapers2d
N’Assembly probes Cameroon’s alleged encroachment on Nigerian islands
The Senate has raised an ad hoc committee to investigate claims that Cameroon has illegally annexed Nigeria’s mangrove islands and maritime territories. The committee is tasked with submitting a ...
The Punch Newspapers3d
Senate to probe Cameroon’s encroachment on Akwa Ibom islands, oil wells
The Nigerian Senate has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged annexation of maritime territories, mangrove islands villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
IPPMEDIA2d
Coastal communities urged to invest in aquaculture to protect marine resources, combat illegal fishing
Governments and coastal communities in the Indian Ocean region are being encouraged to invest heavily in aquaculture as an ...