Satellite Record Shows China’s Mangroves Grew 166 Percent as Recorded Bird Species Nearly Tripled, With Two Big Caveats
Nature World News | 09.11.2026 11:57
After losing roughly two-thirds of its coastal mangroves by the 1990s, China has more than doubled their extent, and the birds appear to have followed. A study using 22 years of satellite imagery found mangrove area grew 166 percent between 1998 and 2020, while the number of coastal bird species recorded in those habitats rose from 148 to 397.
