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Mudflats, mangroves and marshes — the great coastal protectors

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Deutsche Welle

Publication Date
2020-01-13

More than a third of the global population lives within 100 kilometers of the world's coastline. But one stretch of coast can vary greatly from the next, and as such, each faces different challenges as sea levels rise in our warming world. Widely understood to protect the land from the water, though, are the habitats that spring up along coastlines: mudflats, mangroves and salt marshes.

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https://www.dw.com/en/mudflats-mangroves-and-marshes-the-great-coastal-protectors/a-50628747