Ecuador eco-tour shows positive effects of mangrove replanting in face of El Niño
by Aaron Kase from on (#VTK9)
Near the resort of Bahia de Cariquez, a community project has restored mangrove forests - and may help save it from one of the strongest ever El Ninos
The canoe sliced through the water and along a quiet, narrow tunnel enclosed by mangrove trees. As the craft slid past the spindly tree trunks and roots sticking several feet out of the water, tour guides pointed out ibis, herons and small red crabs hidden among the foliage.
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