Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of the tide rising in a Mangrove (Rhizophora) forest, Daintree, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) trees, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Suzi Eszterhas / Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) swimming in mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Shibai Xiao / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia hainanensis) respiratory roots with man standing up in small boat, Guangxi Province, China. No releases available.

Jouan & Rius / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) moving through mangrove forest, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Aerial view of rivers and mangrove forest. Sarawak Mangrove Reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of rivers and mangrove forest. Sarawak Mangrove Reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of river, mangrove forest and shrimp ponds in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2006

Andy Rouse / Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassisi) swimming in murky water of mangrove forest, Galapagos

Andy Rouse / Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassisi) resting in water, sleeping in mangrove forest, Galapagos

Jouan & Rius / Aerial view of river and mangrove forest, West coast, Madagascar

Norbert Wu / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots create sediment filter to clear water, young trees rise up from salt water, Palau

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina) forest and channel, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina) forest and channel, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fish farming at Mangrove swamp forest. Tung Yee Peng village. Koh Lanta. Krabi province, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Lynn M. Stone / Great Egret (Ardea alba) and Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at dawn, low tide, at edge of Red Mangrove Tree (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Florida, USA. November.

Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) pup, swimming in a mangrove forest. Bimini, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Lynn M. Stone / Kayaker in bay fringed by Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest. Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. July 2018.

Jeff Vanuga / Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. June 2018.

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest and desert, Balandra Reserve near La Paz, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Sand dune and mangrove forest, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Sand dune and mangrove forest, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Sand dune and mangrove forest, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Ashley Cooper / Coastal flood defences in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. The building behind the embankment is lower than the high ti...

Ashley Cooper / Coastal flood defences in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. The houses behind the embankment are lower than the high tid...

Ashley Cooper / Wildlife sign for tiger mangrove reserve in the Sundarbans, Ganges, Delta, India. This area is very low lying and vulnerable to sea level rise. December 2013

Ashley Cooper / Mangrove swamp at high tide in Cairns with board walk, Queensland, Australia, February 2010.

Joao Burini / Small mangrove root crab (Goniopsis sp) Ilha do Cardoso State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) trees, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Nick Hawkins / Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, May 2017.

Nick Hawkins / Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, May 2017.

Nick Hawkins / Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, May 2017.

Staffan Widstrand / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest in Batenta Island, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea.

Staffan Widstrand / Lowland rainforest mangroves trees at low tide, Karawawi River, Kumawa Peninsula, mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, New Guinea.

Staffan Widstrand / Lowland rainforest mangroves, Karawawi River, Kumawa Peninsula, mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / Lowland rainforest mangroves, Karawawi River, Kumawa Peninsula, mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove deforestation, clearcutting in Eastern Misool Island, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Angelo Gandolfi / Mangroves in tropical dry forest. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Nicoya Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Angelo Gandolfi / Riverine forest in tropical dry forest area. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Nicoya peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Angelo Gandolfi / Mangrove trees in tropical dry forest. Curu Wildlife Reserve, Nicoya peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Angelo Gandolfi / Mangrove plants in tropical dry forest. Nicoya Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Alex Mustard / Red soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) grow attached to the root of a mangrove tree, beneath the canopy of a mangrove forest. Nampele Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Red soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) grow attached to the root of a mangrove tree, beneath the canopy of a mangrove forest. Nampele Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Ttarpon (Megalops atlanticus) school swimming beneath red Mangrove tree roots (Rhizophora mangle) in a freshwater cenote (or limestone sinkhole) beneath a mangrove forest. Casa Cenote, Tulum, Quintana...

Luke Massey / Dead mangrove and rainforest, deforested to build shrimp farms, Balikpapan, Indonesia

Suzi Eszterhas / Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) swimming in mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Suzi Eszterhas / Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) swimming in mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Suzi Eszterhas / Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) swimming in mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Suzi Eszterhas / Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) swimming in mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Suzi Eszterhas / Mangrove forest, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama

Alex Mustard / Cardinalfish (Apogon sp) school swim through the roots of a Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle) in a mangrove forest, Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of forest and swamps in Yimas Lakes area, Papua New Guinea, August.

Nick Hawkins / Red mangrove forest (Rhizophora mangle) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, March 2015.

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest with underground river surfacing near coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest with underground river surfacing near coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest at low tide, Shell Beach, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest at low tide, Shell Beach, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest at low tide, Shell Beach, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) forest, Georgetown, Guyana

Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Contoy Island National Park, Mesoamerican Reef System, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Alex Mustard / Hard corals growing beneath trees in a mangrove forest. Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Hard corals growing beneath trees in a mangrove forest. Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Estacion Sirena, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mangrove forest, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.