Satellite images reveal global mangrove recovery: Nasa study shows forests springing back, but rising seas could still drown them

• Image: NASAMangrove forests rank among the world's most valuable coastal ecosystems, shielding communities from storms, storing vast amounts of carbon and providing nurseries for countless marine species.
• For decades, scientists warned that these unique forests were disappearing faster than many tropical rainforests because of coastal development, aquaculture and pollution.
• Now, new satellite observations from Nasa present an encouraging shift.