New Delhi, April 7 -- Researchers from Switzerland and United States have developed a risk index for mangroves as well as associated biodiversity and ecosystem services in various scenarios.

It is the first study to map how two major climate threats - rising sea levels and more frequent tropical cyclones - will affect mangrove ecosystems around the world. This index will guide how we protect mangroves in the future.

The study, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment on April 5, 2025, brings together scientists from the Institute for Environmental Decisions ETH Zurich and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder.

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