World Mangrove Day – July 26, 2022
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World Mangrove Day – International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
- A Mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.
- Mangroves are the only species of trees in the world that can tolerate saltwater.
- The Mangrove forests can be found on the saltwater coasts of 118 tropical and subtropical countries, totaling more than 137,000 square kilometers (85,000 square miles).
- Mangrove forests — specifically, their thick, impenetrable roots — are vital to shoreline communities as natural buffers against storm surges.
- There are about 110 mangrove species.
- Mangroves grow in areas with minimal wave action, high salinity , and low soil oxygen.
