Resilience and recovery
Scientists restore rare mangroves after devastating storm damage
China Daily |
Updated: 2025-11-20 08:52
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Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world.
When Typhoon Kajiki hit South China's Hainan earlier this year on Aug 24, the island province's coastal regions bore the brunt of the storm's 200-kilometer-per-hour winds.
In the intertidal zones, the red-flowered black mangroves, or Lumnitzera littorea, a species extremely rare in China, faced the tempest. Six of the only 14 existing mother trees in China were damaged in the storm.
