super typhoon 0dette sadly claimed around 20 lives in siargao though many believe if it wasn t for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island s coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important, it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance. this is good news when you consider in bygone decades mangroves were ripped up forfirewood and building materials. when we came out the day after 0dette, you could clearly see
more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important, it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february, the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance. this is good news when you consider in bygone decades, mangroves were ripped up for firewood and building materials. when we came out the day after odette, you could clearly see that all the leaves of the mangroves were gone, it was bare, it was like a nude mangrove. but the roots and the trunks were all intact, you could really tell those communities
around 20 lives in siargao though many believe if it wasn t for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island s coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important, it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance. this is good news when you consider in bygone decades mangroves were ripped up forfirewood and building materials. when we came out the day after odette, you could clearly see that all the leaves of the mangroves were gone, it was bare, it was like a nude mangrove. but the roots and the trunks were all intact, you could really tell those communities were much
around 20 lives in siargao, though many believe if it wasn t for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island s coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important. it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, there would. the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february, the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance. this is good news when you consider, in bygone decades, mangroves were ripped up forfirewood and building materials. when we came out after, the day after odette, you could clearly see that all the leaves of the mangroves were gone. it was bare.
the philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands, surrounded by seas that are heating up. and this, scientists say, puts the nation at a greater risk from climate change. super typhoon odette sadly claimed around 20 lives in siargao though many believe if it wasn t for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island s coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it s vitally important, it s the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february, the philippines government recognised siargao s mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance.