Why are Mangrove Forests so Eco Friendly?
4 min readMay 9, 2021
That’s easy to answer. They are a coastal ecosystem. Take a look at the list below. Basically they battle climate change on many fronts.
1) They absorb 5 times more carbon dioxide and store it in the ground as blue carbon, than the arboreal rain forest.
2) They can grow on the shores of the sea and river estuaries, because they can tolerate saltwater.