Mangroves

Dive into the first article in our series on Blue Carbon, discovering mangrove forests and their importance in mitigating the climate crisis.

The mangrove is an ecosystem at the interface between land and sea, as rich as it is fragile and overflowing with essential resources for people and nature. They are spread over all continents except Europe and Antarctica. It represents 0.7% of the tropical forest area of ​​our planet.

The largest mangrove forest in the world is found in Indonesia, with an area of ​​4,251,011 km2 (WCMC), an area almost equivalent to the size of the European Union.

Global Distribution of Mangroves (UNEP)

Author: Léa Bourglan, Tēnaka