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| Mangroves @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
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| Mangroves @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs.They are planted along the shore to prevent or reduce coastal erosion by weakening wave energy.
-Effectiveness
- Planting of mangroves Mangroves with their prop roots help trap sediments and reduce coastal erosion.
- It does not spoils the beauty natural environment
- It is cheaper compared to the other coastal protection
- environmentally friendly and long-lived materials like steel or concrete on the sea floor.
- young mangroves are weak and therefore easy to be destroyed
- It reduces the amount of space for farmers and development
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