Why planting mangroves can help save the planet

Aug 12, 2021

Samsudin, 50, plants mangrove trees with local children at Tiris beach in Pabeanilir village, Indramayu regency, West Java province, Indonesia.

Volunteers plant mangrove trees in a village in Indonesia. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Tiffany Duong

Writer, EcoWatch

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Mangrove restoration efforts around the world plant saplings into coastal waters to revive damaged shorelines. Image: Tiffany Duong / Ocean Rebels

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