Mangroves are the most degraded forest habitats in the world and climate change threatens to make this situation worse. Rising sea level and increasing storm intensity/frequency make coastal systems extremely vulnerable. WWF is working to develop a generalizable approach to building the resilience of mangrove forests, and by extension associated coastal ecosystems and coral reefs. This project also aims to build the capacity of natural resource managers and communities to assess vulnerability to climate change and to develop management strategies to decrease vulnerability. Initial vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning point to the need for mangrove protection, reforestation with “climate-smart species,” integrated land-use and marine planning, as well as promoting technology to reduce overharvest of mangroves. Coordinating the testing of adaptation methods in geographically diverse locations within a common habitat type will help to transfer project results to other conservation efforts around the globe. Link to Source