Juergen Freund / Timelapse of the tide rising at Cape Leveque, with Mangroves (Rhizophora) in the foreground, Kimberley, Western Australia, 2016

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

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

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, April

Juergen Freund / Split level of large Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in shallows of mangroves. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Rhzophora mangrove trees, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Mangrove trees (Rhizophora) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) shoal sheltering amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Juergen Freund / Wide-angle timelapse of the tide rising around Mangroves (Rhizophora), Hinchinbrook Island, North Queensland, Australia, 2016.

Juergen Freund / Helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) nesting amongst Mangroves (Rhizophora), Cape Tribulation, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

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