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Steve Canty emerging from a cay dominated by red mangroves in Belize. (Loraé Simpson, University of Alabama)
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Mangrove ecosystems are one of the most valuable in the world, not only for the habitat they provide for wildlife, but also because they prevent coastal erosion and absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Climate change and deforestation have driven mangroves into decline, though deforestation has slowed in the last decade. 

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