The Problem and Facts
What is one major cause of mangrove loss?
What is climate change/ coastal development/ deforestation/ coastal development?
This would occur if mangroves weren't on coastal shorelines to protect dunes
What is coastal erosion?
Planting these young mangroves can help restore their population
What are propagules?
This group makes laws to protect mangroves
Who are governments?
These help mangroves breathe above water
What are pneumatophores/ prop roots?
Losing mangroves on coastlines increases the risk for this other natural disaster
What is flooding?
Reducing this human activity is essential to restoring mangrove ecosystems
What is coastal development?
These organizations work to protect the environment
What are nonprofits or environmental organizations?
These coastal organisms are being destroyed around the globe
What are mangroves?
Mangroves protect coastlines from these types of storms
What are hurricanes?
Planting this species of mangroves that live closest to the water can reduce coastal erosion
What are red mangroves?
Many countries have created these to protect mangroves and other coastal areas
What are marine protected areas?
Mangroves store this type of element to help combat climate change
What is carbon?
Mangroves are important to local coastal communities for these 2 reasons
What is protection from storms and supplying food?
This kind of management balances human use and conservation
What is sustainable management?
Actions by locals, such as donation or volunteering for conservancy groups, is an example of this kind of action
What is community involvement?
Mangroves grow in this type of water
What is brackish or saltwater?
Mangroves do this to mitigate effects of climate change
What is carbon sequestration?
A restoration project planted mangroves, but many of them died. What most likely went wrong?
What is poor water conditions or incorrect location?
Why is long-term monitoring important in mangrove restoration projects?
What is to ensure mangroves survive?