{"id":25697,"date":"2020-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2020\/09\/22\/restoring-mangroves-to-protect-coasts-reduce-warming\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:25:37","slug":"restoring-mangroves-to-protect-coasts-reduce-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2020\/03\/25\/restoring-mangroves-to-protect-coasts-reduce-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoring mangroves to protect coasts, reduce warming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25698 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/09\/ST_20200321_AUMANGROVE21_5537944-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/09\/ST_20200321_AUMANGROVE21_5537944-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/09\/ST_20200321_AUMANGROVE21_5537944-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/09\/ST_20200321_AUMANGROVE21_5537944.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Since the 1950s, Singapore\u2019s mangrove extent has declined by more than 90 percent. However, because of the growing concern of climate change and the instrumental role that mangrove forests can play in protecting human infrastructure on land, the government has announced plans to restore them. In \u2018Restoring mangroves to protect coasts, reduce warming\u2019 by The Straits Times, Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Department of Geography) said that mangrove forests tackle climate change in two ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, A\/P Friess states that mangrove forests can act as a shield against rising sea levels that will otherwise flood the coastline. This is due to the mangroves\u2019 ability to trap sediments between their roots, which potentially increases the elevation of the surface to keep pace with the rise in sea level. Secondly, mangroves soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; their ability to trap carbon are three to five times greater than other forests. Research into such coastal \u201cblue carbon\u201d \u2013 carbon that is stored in coastal ecosystems such as mangroves \u2013 will be a key agenda for the upcoming Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions which will be established at NUS by the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A\/P Friess also suggests ways to incorporate mangroves into coastal management strategies in Singapore. For example, many of the abandoned aquaculture ponds on offshore Pulau Ubin can be restored and rehabilitated into mangrove habitats. It is also possibly to modify traditional engineered structures like sea walls to better integrate mangroves.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/environment\/restoring-mangroves-to-protect-coasts-reduce-warming\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Since the 1950s, Singapore\u2019s mangrove extent has declined by more than 90 percent. However, because of the growing concern of climate change and the instrumental role that mangrove forests can play in protecting human infrastructure on land, the government has announced plans to restore them. 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