Singapore to Plant One Million Trees by 2030 to Protect Its Future
Claire Turrell – Between 1953 and 2018, Singapore lost nearly 90% of its mangroves to urban expansion and other human activities.
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Protecting Mangroves Can Prevent Billions of Dollars in Global Flooding Damage Every Year
Michael Beck and Pelayo Menéndez – Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S. economy more than $50 billion yearly in damage from winds and flooding.
Mexico Is Letting an Oil Company Destroy Protected Mangroves for an $8 Billion Oil Refinery
Jordan Davidson – Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered state-owned oil company, Pemex, to build an $8 billion oil refinery.