Coastal zones, the world's most densely populated regions, are increasingly threatened by
climate change stressors—rising and warming seas, intensifying storms and droughts, and …

All living things depend on their natural environment, either directly or indirectly, for their
high quality of life, growth, nutrition, and development. Due to the fast emissions of …

The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

The world's nations are committed to keeping global temperature rises to less than 2° C to
avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Such a target is crucial for mangrove forests …

Chemical speciation of heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cu, and Cd) was studied to evaluate the
contamination status and associated risks and to constrain the sources of heavy metals in …

Mangrove ecosystems are an important natural carbon sink that accumulate and store large
amounts of organic carbon (C org), in particular in the sediment. However, the magnitude of …

Mangrove ecosystems store large amounts of'Blue Carbon', in particular in the sediment.
Research in the past decade has emphasized the quantitative significance of carbon …

Mangroves store blue carbon (693 Mg CORG ha− 1) disproportionate to their small area,
mainly (74%) in deep soil horizons. Global stock estimates for mangroves (5.23–8.63 Pg …

Mangrove forests are highly-productive intertidal wetlands that support many ecosystem
goods and services. In addition to providing fish and wildlife habitat, mangrove forests …