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Dr Tom Worthington in his office

The man behind the mangroves

23 Jun 2025

Dr Tom Worthington works on the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. The data he provides sits at the heart of billion-pound...

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Mangrove trees along a coastline, Everglades National Park.

Mangroves could survive sea-level rise if protected

31 Jul 2013

Human activity is currently a bigger threat to mangroves, and the natural defences they provide against storm surges and other coastal disasters...

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Saltmarshes starting to be inundated by the tide at Abbots Hall, Cumbria, UK

Climate change: can nature help us?

08 May 2013

Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and...

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