Mangrove restoration done right has clear economic, ecological benefits

Mongabay
Aug 31, 2021, 12:46 pm206 pts
SINGAPORE — In the green and dimly lit mangrove forests of West Papua in Indonesia, towering Rhizophora trees loom more than 40 meters (130 feet) overhead into the canopy, their tangled roots taller than a human. Oceans away in the Caribbean, mangroves of the same genus reach a maximum of 2 m (6 ft) in…

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