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Plants and animals in the Pasir Ris Park mangrove

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Plants and animals in the Pasir Ris Park mangrove

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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/02/5-reasons-to-protect-mangrove-forests-for-the-future/

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Over a third of the world's mangrove forests have already disappeared. Image: Maxwell Ridgeway/Unsplash

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5 reasons to protect mangrove forests for the future

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Read this article and think of 3 ways of conserving mangroves

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Read this article and think of 3 ways of conserving mangroves

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We can contribute by not littering las it Will cause pollution and we can also contribute by not taking plants from the mangroves as they are important to the eco system

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We can conserve by not littering and not harming the environment by plucking out the roots or hitting the mudskippers with a rock

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Living plants that help humans

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Mangroves help prevent floods and erosion to human infrastructure.

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There is a boardwalk which allows us to not step into the mangrove area allowing the mangrove to not be destroyed.

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Mangroves are trees and scrubs that thrive near the sea or river and can tolerate more salt than normal trees.

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Mangroves nurture our estuaries and fuel our nature-based economics

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Mangroves help prevent erosion to human infrastructure when there’s are strong waves and high tide.

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Mangroves help prevent erosion to human infrastructure when there’s are strong waves and high tide.

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we expand our knowledge and benefit through studying more about the mangrove trees. we also use the mangrove trees as shade

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We can remind people not to litter around the mangroves.

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Mudskippers and pencil roots

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it helps prevent floods

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We encountered 3 monitor lizards when we were walking in the mangrove. I think their natural habitats are similar to other wild life animals.

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The roots of the mangroves prevent soil erosion by holding the dirt together as well as prevent flooding.

The tree itself is a resource as people can harvest it for wood.