Why we love mangroves 💚

• Mangroves protect coastlines by reducing erosion and storm surges.
• In a recent study funded by Fauna & Flora International, 700 animal species were found using mangrove forests as their habitat in Cambodia.
• Mangroves act as ‘nurseries’ for baby sharks, shrimp and fish (such as the parrot fish and goliath grouper)
• “In a single square mile, blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves hold as much carbon as the annual emissions of 90,000 cars”- Conservation International.
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found “more than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse”.
Learn more about how we can save these essential ecosystems here: https://www.mangrovealliance.org/save-our-mangroves-now/

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