Listen "Where have all the mangroves gone?"
Episode Synopsis
Along almost every tropical coastline you can find the tangled roots of mangrove trees, a natural barrier against extreme weather. They are also one of the most powerful weapons we have for fighting climate change. Mangrove forests are six times better at capturing carbon than tropical forests. But in the last 40 years up to a third of mangrove forests worldwide have disappeared.Joining presenters Kate Razzell and Qasa Alom to discuss where our mangroves have gone are:
Leah Glass, Technical Advisor for Blue Carbon at Blue Ventures
Andre Aquino Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank, Indonesia Producer: Dearbhail Starr
Researchers: Immy Rhodes and Louise Parry
Reporter: Fyneface Dumnamene
Series producer: Alex Lewis
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell
Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Leah Glass, Technical Advisor for Blue Carbon at Blue Ventures
Andre Aquino Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank, Indonesia Producer: Dearbhail Starr
Researchers: Immy Rhodes and Louise Parry
Reporter: Fyneface Dumnamene
Series producer: Alex Lewis
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell
Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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