Many mangrove restorations fail. Is there a better way? – knowable MAGAZINE

In the aftermath of the (Indian Ocean) tsunami (of 2004), some scientists reported that settlements behind swampy, shoreline mangrove forests often suffered less damage, and fewer casualties…
Many took the lesson to heart: Mangroves had to return.
Lampung mangroves could be extinct in 5 years

70 percent of mangrove forests in Lampung Province, Southern Sumatra, are currently in damaged condition.