Group Helps Turn Abandoned Shrimp Farms Into Carbon-Storing Mangrove Ecosystems

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By Yale Climate ConnectionsJun 7, 2020, 2:30 pm463 ptsHot
Along many tropical shorelines, swampy mangrove forests create habitat for fish and buffer the impact of heavy waves. "Mangroves reduce the effects of climate change, protecting coastlines against erosion and rising sea levels and hurricanes or storm surge events," said Alfredo Quarto, cofounder of the Mangrove…

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