Can Protecting Mangroves Save the Planet?

‘Mangroves are so important, because they’re magic’ — Mangrove swamps shield coastlines from erosion, protect the land from storm surges, and store up to 5x more carbon than other forests. But are we doing enough to protect them? Alejandro Alba traveled to Florida to find out if mangroves can save the planet.

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[KG]

FL Governor incredibly supportive, is that a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Pretty sure SCOUTS just overturned wetland protection, so we'll be lucky to save the Mangroves that are still there let alone any Mangrove restoration, unfortunately in this country the only thing that matters is Big Business and the money they provide to our politicians.

[helenagushiken]

Ótima reportagem ! E belas locações! Aqui no Brasil, os manguezais correm grande perigo devido a poluição das águas, seja por dejetos humanos, agrotóxicos, metais pesados, etc ... E, também a "gula" dos grupos imobiliários em construir hoteis e predios luxuosos perto da praia. Infelizmente, há políticos, lobistas que representam os interesses desse grupo. Aqui, também muitos politicos viraram lobistas e não pensam no bem estar do povo e do país. Há muito o que reconstruir em todas as áreas. 👏👏👏🙏✊

[onlyoneearth]

Don't forget the importance of Nature 👍

[jtou]

Sorry for talking about unrelated stuff but recently I noticed when I saw some images in my mind or in a dream, the similar images are very likely to show up in the news in the near future. In case it can be helpful, I would like to share it. I truly hope nothing will happen and Im ready to be misunderstood.
I saw an image of a giant sequoia during daytime. I think there might be wildfire happen in the area with giant sequoia recently.