Sentences with phrase «with coastal mangrove»

Lay of the Land: Guinea Bissau, located on the west coast of Africa and bordered by Senegal and Guinea, is a small, low - lying tropical country with coastal mangrove swamps and inland savanna.

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Cost aside, wetland experts caution that unless mangrove restoration is coupled with sustainable development in coastal communities, restoration work could be set back or undone.

In fact, the loss of coastal mangroves made even a costly dyke along the Vietnamese seashore inadequate to cope with a recent typhoon.

Slows Coastal Erosion Following the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, a study led by Danish ecologist Finn Danielsen reported that coastal areas flush with mangrove trees were markedly less damaged than those without.

There is a low coastal plain, much of it covered with mangrove swamp, but the land rises gradually towards the interior.The Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range form the backbone of the southern half of the country, the highest point being Victoria Peak (3,669 feet) in the Cockscomb Range.

Twitchers will love the coastal mangroves around Tortuguero, a huge national park comprising coast and jungle - fringed waterways teaming with bird and insect life.

Much of the coastline of the mainland is low coastal plain covered with mangrove swamp.

It is the only resort on the Yucatan Peninsula to contain natural rivers rather than channels and consists of three ecosystems: lush jungle, mangrove forests and coastal dune, each with its own wildlife and vegetation creating a totally unique landscape.

With a massive barrier reef system, mangrove inlets, and coastal flats, this area is a light tackle fisherman's ideal destination.

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Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) was put on the Danger List mainly because of the problem of mangrove cutting and excessive development in the property which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996 as the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.

Or you can also go fishing in the coastal mangroves, which have waters rich with aquatic wildlife.

Surrounded by a conservation zone of coastal dunes dotted with Mexican palms, button mangroves and sea grapes, the resort's low - slung buildings blend harmoniously into the landscape.

Day 2 — daintree dreaming day tour (departs mon - weds - fri - sun) 2 hour coastal and mangrove walk with kuku yalanji cultural habitat tours.

The coastal area of Tulum is also filled with mangroves and cenotes.

The film spans three decades, following Thornton's journey from early experiments with urban indoor shrimp farming in Chicago to hard - won success in Belize, a country aiming to build its economy without harming its extraordinary natural assets — particularly its coastal mangrove forests and thriving coral reefs.

Such measures can range from «working with nature» (e.g., placing a greater emphasis on coastal resource management, or protecting mangrove and natural reef ecosystems), to a concerted «climate - proofing» of infrastructure, including storm - drainage systems, water supply and treatment plants, as well as protection or relocation of energy or solid waste management facilities.

The terrain is varied, with mountains, plateaus, savannah, rainforest, coastal plains, and mangrove swamp.

The pollution of its inland rivers and waters; depleting fresh water sources through melting of Himalayan glaciers and depleting groundwater; land degradation estimated at 20 % of land area, and damage to coastal and marine ecosystems with loss of 34 % of mangroves between 1950 and 2000, are other India's challenges.

· Coastal planners and environmental decision - makers should consider that a healthy environment is a prerequisite for coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses to keep pace with a rising sea and to continue their coastal protection benefits

Unlike pelagic ecosystems, coastal ecosystems are often dominated by benthic ecosystems, including engineering species (e.g. corals, seagrass, macroalgae, salt marshes, mangroves, sponges, oyster reefs) with the capacity to modulate the chemical and physical conditions of their environment (Gutiérrez et al. 2011).

Whether it's overfishing, marine pollution, loss of coastal habitats like mangroves, or the ever growing threat of climate change and ocean acidification, there are plenty of reasons for this disturbing decline — and I suspect most TreeHugger readers are familiar with the disastrous way that human beings have managed our oceans.