Researchers have rediscovered a 22-million-year-old mangrove forest that was swept away by a massive volcanic eruption. The forest that once thrived with huge trees and lush green grasses on an island in the Panama Canal fell prey to natural disasters that triggered complete destruction.

Volcano destroyed this forest 22-million-years ago. It has now been rediscovered

In Puerto Rico, illegal constructions are posing a threat to an ecological reserve. The reserve is home to one of the Island's largest Mangrove forests.

Puerto Rico illegal construction: Mangrove Forests under threat

As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.

Against the tide: Thai 'floating temple' defies coastal erosion