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Coastal Laborers and Aqua-Marine Savers - CLAMS Our aim is to promote awareness, behavioral change, and sustainable projects within the coastal community of Brgy. Tuban in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur.

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The Philippines' mangrove forests are increasingly recognized as some of the most effective natural carbon storage systems on Earth. Unlike many terrestrial forests, mangroves capture and store carbon not only in their trunks, branches, and leaves but also within deep layers of waterlogged soil. These oxygen-poor sediments slow decomposition, allowing organic carbon to remain trapped for centuries or even millennia. In Climate Science and Blue Carbon Science, mangroves are considered among the most efficient ecosystems for long-term carbon sequestration.

Beyond their role in climate regulation, mangrove forests provide critical ecosystem services for coastal communities. They act as natural barriers that reduce wave energy, lessen storm surge impacts, limit coastal erosion, and help mitigate flooding during typhoons and extreme weather events. Mangroves also serve as important nursery habitats for fish, crustaceans, and other marine organisms, supporting both biodiversity and local fisheries.

Scientists warn that despite their immense ecological value, mangroves continue to face pressures from coastal development, aquaculture expansion, pollution, and illegal cutting. The loss of mangrove forests not only reduces biodiversity but can also release stored carbon back into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.

Conservationists emphasize that protecting and restoring mangrove ecosystems offers multiple benefits simultaneously: strengthening climate resilience, supporting marine life, safeguarding coastal communities, and enhancing long-term carbon storage. As the Philippines remains highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters, healthy mangrove forests are increasingly viewed as one of the country's most valuable natural defenses.

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“We, the young people of this archipelago, did not create the crisis threatening our coastlines. Yet we will inherit its consequences for decades to come.”

Representing Filipino young mangrove advocates at the House of Representatives’ Climate Change Committee deliberations on the National Coastal Greenbelt Act, Mangrove Matters PH Executive Director Leo Anthony Castro called for intergenerational responsibility and stronger action to protect the country’s coastal ecosystems.


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