Artificial mangrove roots offer a stopgap for Thailand’s eroding coastline

Mongabay
Oct 14, 2026, 10:01 pm124 ptsTrending
Residents of Phra Samut Chedi, one of Thailand’s most erosion-prone districts, have long struggled against coastal erosion. It’s located in the muddy heart of the Chao Phraya River Delta, where Bangkok’s major watercourse empties into the Gulf of Thailand. Here, roughly 20-60 meters (about 66-200 feet) of…

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