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Protecting coastlines on Negros

Project goal: Mangrove reforestation
Project size: 390,000 trees planted every year

The people on the Philippine island of Negros are taking action against climate change. But for them it's not only about measures to save the climate. Adapting to the impact of climate change is just as important. For example through the reforestation of mangroves. Acting as "living dams" mangroves can help protect coastlines against the effects of rising sea levels.

A film by Robert Donauer

 
 
Mangrove trees

Background

Natural dams make a comeback in the Philippines

Mangroves are one of the most important and most endangered ecosystems. They've disappeared rapidly in the last decades. But now reforestation is under way in the Philippines to protect coasts and bring back fish. »