RSS Feed
Mongabay: Protecting Mangrove Forests Good For Environment And Economy: UN Global destruction of mangrove forests impacts biodiversity, food security, and the lives and livelihoods of some of the most marginalized communities in the world, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Mangroves, which are forests of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that lie along coastlines in the tropics and subtropics, are also invaluable carbon sinks. And we’re not doing nearly enough to protect them, says a......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS News Feed
UN report warns of grave consequences if mangroves not protected
Posted by Mongabay: Morgan Erickson-Davis on March 11th, 2015
Posted in Water Conservation