Hi,

Today is World Mangrove Day. Help us honor the day by supporting The Canopy Project® with a donation. Your support will help make it possible for us to plant mangrove trees to continue our efforts to restore these important forests around the globe.

Mangrove forests occur across the world’s tropical and sub-tropical coastlines, thriving in saline water, in humid and hot conditions, and muddy soils. Human caused deforestation has led to a rapid decline of mangrove forests, threatening biodiversity and contributing to climate change.

Why exactly are mangroves important?

• Mangroves reduce the severity of climate change and its impact on the planet by capturing and storing atmospheric carbon.
• Mangroves create a protective green wall between land and oceans, which reduces the impact of storms, flooding, and erosion.
• Mangroves are home to numerous rare and threatened species of birds, dolphins, sharks, turtles and crocodiles. Nearly 50% of mangrove-associated mammals, 22% of fishes, 16% of plants, 13% of amphibians and 8% of bird and reptile species are threatened with extinction.
• Mangroves provide food, building materials, livelihoods, and natural spaces for millions of people living in coastal communities near these forests.¹

Join us today by donating to support our reforestation campaign, The Canopy Project. Through The Canopy Project, EARTHDAY‍.ORG has planted millions of mangroves to help restore these crucial ecosystems in some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, including Bangladesh, India, Madagascar, Brazil, and Morocco.

Donate now to The Canopy Project in recognition of World Mangrove Day! With your help, we can continue this critical work to protect biodiversity, help vulnerable communities, and mitigate the impacts of climate change!

Best Regards,

Kathleen Rogers
President

Footnotes:

1. UNEP: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/decades-mangrove-forest-change-what-does-it-mean-nature-people-and-climate