F MA NGR

E O O

VE
OR TANC

FOR ESTS!
M P
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PRESENTED BY: MAHIRA

WASIM AND ZUHAA BINT
KAUSAR
 2 WORDS -TROPICAL
PORTUGESE AND SUB-
WORD TROPICAL
“MANGUE” LATITUDES
MEANING NEAR
“TREE” EQUATOR
ENGLISH -CAN NOT
WORD WITHSTAND
“GROVE” FREEZING
MEANING TEMPARATUR
“TREES OR ES
SHRUBS IN -DENSE
MUDDY TANGLED
AREAS” PROP ROOTS
 BENEFITS AND ROLE IN
ECOSYSTEM

-HABITAT FOR MARINE LIFE

-ACT AS A BUFFER, REDUCING IMPACT
OF COASTAL EROSIONS
-PROTECTING SHORELINES FROM
STORMS AND TSUNAMIS
-HELP FILTER POLLUTANTS FROM WATER
-CARBON SEQUESTRATION: CARBON
STORAGE IN ROOTS
-MAINTAIN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE,
SUPPORT BOTH MARINE AND
TERRESTRIAL LIFE.