Mangrove forests are found in coastal and tropical regions and thrive in low-oxygen soil. They support marine life, serve as a barrier against damaging weather effects, protect coastal communities, enhance biodiversity, reduce temperatures, and nourish ecosystems. But over 35% of the world’s mangrove forests have been destroyed due to pollution and rising sea levels.
Leo Thom creates visual content to raise the profile of mangrove forests and help people understand that they are a powerful tool against climate breakdown, and critical to our future. He’s part of Mangrove Action Project, an international non-profit organisation working to protect and restore the world’s mangrove forests. Together with local communities, schools, and governments, they run education and training programmes that encourage younger generations to not only conserve existing mangrove forests, but restore what has been lost. “We can make a difference,” Thom says. “Nature does recover quickly.”
Footage by Leo Thom, Tim Plowden, Ed Sheffield, Donnapat Tamornsuwan, and Mangrove Action Project was used in the creation of this film.
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