The Mangrove Regeneration Project

Background:

Mangrove forests:

• protect coastal areas from 31 ………. by the sea

• are an important habitat for wildlife

Problems:

• mangroves had been used by farmers as 32 ……….

• mangroves were poisoned by the use of 33 ……….

• local people used the mangroves as a place to put their 34 ……….

Actions taken to protect the mangroves:

• a barrier which was made of 35 ………. was constructed — but it failed

• new mangroves had to be grown from seed

• the seeds of the 36 ………. mangrove were used

First set of seedlings:

• kept in small pots in a 37 ……….

• watered with 38 ………. water

• planted out on south side of a small island

• at risk from the large 39 ………. population

Second set of seedlings:

• planted in the seabed near established mangrove roots

• the young plants were destroyed in a 40 ……….

Results:

• the first set of seedlings was successful