Mangroves : soldiers of our coasts

Mangroves for the Future; IUCN; IUCN India; India, Ministry of Environment and Forests

This children’s book describes mangroves and all the essential services they provide: livelihoods for coastal communities, shelter for rich biodiversity, absorption of CO2, providing clean water, and protection from storms, hurricanes and tsunamis.

New Delhi : TERI, IUCN, 2010 32p. : ill.

ISBN 978-2-8317-1264-2

Keywords: Mangroves; Mangrove ecosystem; Ecosystem management; Children; Environmental education Environmental management

View of logging road in the Cameroon Forests