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Mangrove forests for coastal protection (video)
Wetlands and Climate Adaptation
Language(s):
English , Contact person:
Alex Kaat
A new film by Wetlands International in which we explain and demonstrate how conservation and restoration of wetlands can be a cost-effective strategy for climate adaption. The film shows how restoring mangroves and other coastal nature can reduce the impacts of climate change such as extreme storms and sea level rise.
Watch movie: Mangrove forests for coastal restoration
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More information on the role of wetlands in climate change adaptation:
Press release: Healthy wetlands: an effective climate change response
Publication: Sustaining and restoring wetlands: an effective climate change response
The Green Coast project
During the last years, Wetlands International has led the Green Coast project in South-east Asia, working together with partners and local communities to plant 1.2 million mangrove seedlings, re-establishing over 1,000 hectares of coastal forest, as well as managing other key natural habitats such as coral reefs and lagoons.
In total this provided 91,000 people with greater security and a basis for new livelihoods in the hardest hit Tsunami areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka.
See www.greencoasts.org.
You can also see all ou videos on the Wetlands International YouTube Channel.