Artificial mangrove roots offer temporary shield for Thailand’s eroding coastline

Mongabay
Nov 4, 2026, 5:23 am69 ptsTrending
Coastal communities near Bangkok in Thailand are testing artificial mangrove roots to combat severe shoreline erosion, reports Mongabay’s Carolyn Cowan. The shorelines of Phra Samut Chedi district, located in the Chao Phraya River Delta where Bangkok’s main waterway empties into the Gulf of Thailand, is…

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