Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Mangroves are one of the most impressive ecosystems on the planet. In fact, the United Nations has named mangroves as “superheroes” in the fight against climate change. These salt-tolerant trees and forests play an important role in the environment, providing hubs for biodiversity and contributing to the growth of species vital to fisheries, while also sequestering carbon in their intricate root systems. Mangroves are magnificent, but they are also under threat.
In this talk, Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine ecologist Octavio Aburto shares his vision for a new center focused on supporting our mangrove superheroes. The Center for Mangrove Science Diplomacy will use solutions-oriented science to develop a roadmap that reverses trends of mangrove loss and develops a roadmap to protect mangroves.
Learn more about Aburto’s most recent research on mangroves here: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/hidden-mangrove-forest-yucatan-peninsula-reveals-ancient-sea-levels.
To learn how to support this research, email siodev@ucsd.edu.
#Mangroves #ClimateSolutions #ScrippsOceanographyDiscovers #MarineBiology #ScienceDiplomacy #MangroveForest #ClimateChange #Deforestation #MarineEcologist #ScienceTalks
Mangroves are one of the most impressive ecosystems on the planet. In fact, the United Nations has named mangroves as “superheroes” in the fight against climate change. These salt-tolerant trees and forests play an important role in the environment, providing hubs for biodiversity and contributing to the growth of species vital to fisheries, while also sequestering carbon in their intricate root systems. Mangroves are magnificent, but they are also under threat.
In this talk, Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine ecologist Octavio Aburto shares his vision for a new center focused on supporting our mangrove superheroes. The Center for Mangrove Science Diplomacy will use solutions-oriented science to develop a roadmap that reverses trends of mangrove loss and develops a roadmap to protect mangroves.
Learn more about Aburto’s most recent research on mangroves here: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/hidden-mangrove-forest-yucatan-peninsula-reveals-ancient-sea-levels.
To learn how to support this research, email siodev@ucsd.edu.
#Mangroves #ClimateSolutions #ScrippsOceanographyDiscovers #MarineBiology #ScienceDiplomacy #MangroveForest #ClimateChange #Deforestation #MarineEcologist #ScienceTalks
