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Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
The potential for mangrove and seagrass blue carbon in Small Island States
(2023)
Blue carbon is attracting substantial interest as a natural climate solution. Focus has been on countries with large blue carbon stocks, though the high carbon densities of blue carbon ecosystems make them suitable for ...
Preservation and recovery of mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks in abandoned shrimp ponds
(2019)
Mangrove forests capture and store exceptionally large amounts of carbon and are increasingly recognised as an important ecosystem for carbon sequestration. Yet land-use change in the tropics threatens this ecosystem and ...
Diversity and conservation status of mangrove communities in two areas of Mesocaribea biogeographic region
(2018)
The study of mangrove communities (Avicennia germinans, Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhyzophora mangle) in Central America reveals a total diversity of 121 species included in 7 plant communities, of which ...
Global Mangrove Watch
(2023)
Thriving mangroves are key to the health of nature and effective climate action. Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) is an online platform that provides the remote sensing data and tools for monitoring mangroves necessary for this. ...
Situación actual [del] proyecto Restauración de Ecosistema de Isla Cabritos : informe de avance
(2016)
Breve informe de avance del proyecto «Restauración de Ecosistema de Isla Cabritos». Para la República Dominicana, la participación en este proyecto se hizo con la finalidad de que el país empezara a realizar acciones con ...
Resolución no. 0016/2017 que prohíbe la liberación, a nivel nacional, de especies de fauna acuícola foráneas en cuerpos de aguas interiores de la República Dominicana (ríos, riachuelos, lagos, lagunas, cañadas, arroyos y arroyuelos)
(2017)
Mediante esta resolución se prohíbe la liberación de cualquier especie de fauna en los cuerpos de agua interiores de la República Dominicana (Ríos, riachuelos, lagos, lagunas, cañadas, arroyos y arroyuelos) en todo el ...
Isla Cabritos ¡restaurada!
(2017)
La iguana Ricord, críticamente amenazada, y la iguana rinoceronte, en estado vulnerable, pueden prosperar nuevamente en la isla Cabritos, República Dominicana, después de la remoción exitosa de un conjunto de especies ...
Cabritos Island Restoration Project
(2016)
For months, we've been telling you about how amazing Cabritos Island and the species that inhabit it are. Now, it's your chance to see for yourself! Click the video to view this spectacular wonderland and learn about the ...
Cabritos Island Restoration Project
(2015)
Do you know where the REAL wild things are? We do. It's Cabritos Island, Dominican Republic. Cabritos is filled with wondrous species, like the Critically Endangered Ricord's Iguana and Vulnerable Rhinoceros Iguana. These ...