Mangroves can help combat climate change, say Nguu, a marine biologist at the Mikoko Pamoja project, and his colleague Anne Wanjiru Kamau. Photos: Gioia Forster/dpa
The metre-high trees with roots resembling an octopus' tentacles can be appreciated in all their glory when the tide is out here in Gazi, a sleepy bay in southeastern Kenya.
"It can take up to 10 years for a mangrove plantation to grow," explains Josphat Nguu as he inspects the green giants.
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