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A bamboo fence protects a young, replanted mangrove forest from the tempestuous sea. Image from Shutterstock via IUCN.
November 4, 2020
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Previous mangrove restoration projects have proved unsustainable over the long term due to a focus on planting “in the wrong place, the wrong species, the wrong density.” A new approach, called ecological mangrove restoration (EMR), accounts for an area’s altered hydrology and encourages natural restoration, resulting in better survival rates, faster growth, and a more diverse, resilient forest.

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