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Tidal guardians: Symphony of life in mangrove forests

CGTN

Amid the tides of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province, the sprawling mangroves stand as a green fortress against storms.

Staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve observe birds in Guangdong Province, south China, October 2023.
Staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve observe birds in Guangdong Province, south China, October 2023.

Staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve observe birds in Guangdong Province, south China, October 2023.

Decades of dedication by rangers have made these "coastal guardians" more luxuriant than ever.

A member of staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, October 2023.
A member of staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, October 2023.

A member of staff at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, October 2023.

Their footsteps measure the intertidal zones while documenting each magical moment of migratory birds returning and new species settling, reviving these wetlands through the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Initiative.

Observing migratory birds, October 2023.
Observing migratory birds, October 2023.

Observing migratory birds, October 2023.

As the UN marks its 80th anniversary, what we see goes beyond China's commitment to the Ramsar Convention. It represents a sustainable development model of human-nature symbiosis. Every sprouting sapling continues writing the harmonious chapter between the "Earth's kidneys" and human civilization.

(All photos via CGTN)

(Cover: Mangrove ecosystems in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, south China, October 2023.) 

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