The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find, according to BBC. For decades, these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction. (2026, June 9). SunStar Pampanga, p. 7.