MANGROVE SWAMP

MANGROVE SWAMP

Mangrove swamp at Al Harreedha beach. Saudi Arabia. Mangroves are various trees and shrubs that live in salt or brackish water in tropical or subtropical coastal regions with tides. Mangroves occur in various families of the seed plant division and are therefore not considered a systematic group. Mangroves increase the stability of the soil and their roots have a good ability to tolerate salt. Various fish species live at the underwater roots of mangroves. Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

Malaysia plants 7 million trees to protect coastal forests

STORY: Malaysia plants 7 million trees to protect coastal forests DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of mangrove swamps along the coast 2. various of mangroves 3. various creatures in the mangrove ecosystem 4. various of mangrove plantation and mangrove saplings STORYLINE: Over 7 million mangrove trees and selected coastal forest species had been planted as part of the sea swamp forest ecosystem conservation and protection efforts in the country, a Malaysian official said on Tuesday. These efforts are critical to mitigate the impact of rapid development along coastal areas and to protect the communities that live along them, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Takiyuddin Hassan said in a statement in conjunction with the International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem. "Efforts to protect and conserve the country's sea swamp forests are very challenging as Malaysia is a fast developing country where development along the

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

(220423) -- JOHOR BAHRU, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The mangrove swamp is pictured along the Kemudi river in Johor state, Malaysia, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mangrove conservation, a mission to save Earth" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

(220423) -- JOHOR BAHRU, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The mangrove swamp is pictured at Tanjung Piai Johor National Park in Johor state, Malaysia, April 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mangrove conservation, a mission to save Earth" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

MALAYSIA-JOHOR-MANGROVE

(220423) -- JOHOR BAHRU, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The mangrove swamp is pictured along the Kemudi river in Johor state, Malaysia, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mangrove conservation, a mission to save Earth" (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)