We all know about the problem of climate change, and mangroves are a unique plant that has a huge impact on helping tackle it. However, while in Africa they are allowed to remove the plants to help build homes or a way for tourists to get to the ocean, in Thailand, Indonesia, and Mexico they are removed to make way for shrimp farms that are temporary, and when done they leave the water in a toxic condition and the trees can’t return. In Florida, the only place they grow, they have a very small number of trees.

Mangroves play a vital role in our critical fight against climate change, and time is running out, so it really is our final chance to step up and save our planet. Mangroves can be up to 10 times more efficient than terrestrial ecosystems at absorbing carbon over the long term, making them critical to our fight against climate change. However, in Africa, they continue to cut them down to make way for tourists; in Thailand, Mexico, and Indonesia, they cut them down to make shrimp pens; and in Florida, they have few.

Long term, we will provide hectars of forest that will protect our coastlines and take a huge step towards tackling the issue of climate change caused by humans. This really is our last chance to act, so it is very important.

Working together and engaging the community to help plant these trees, we not only educate the community on the issue, we are restoring and replacing mangrove forests, and these trees can absorb more carbon than any other and are resilient living in salt water. They offer a home to over 48 different types of birds, and the roots in the water provide habitat for much marine life. They also protect us as they act as a barrier against rising sea levels and erosion of shorelines. One amazing tree.