Mangroves play important role in combating climate change, experts say – The National

Mangroves play important role in combating climate change, experts say – The National

As the world’s climate changes, experts have said that mangroves have an increasingly important role to play as carbon sinks and as protection against changes to sea levels.

While mangroves are threatened by human activity — Unesco said that they are disappearing up to five times as fast as forests — there are examples from around the world and closer to home that show how they can be protected in the face of development.

The importance of mangroves was highlighted recently by the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, a Unesco event that included a warning about the threats they face.