Mangroves Help Guyana Defend Against Changing Climate

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Mangrove seedlings, Mon Repos, Guyana. Photo source: ©© Amanda Richards

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Approximately 90 percent of Guyana’s population lives on a narrow coastline strip a half to one metre below sea level.

Mangrove trees, which grow mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, can shield cities and towns from rising seas and storm surges by creating a natural barrier where the ocean meets the land…

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