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50% of Mangrove Ecosystems Could Collapse by 2050—Urgent IUCN Warning
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a study on Wednesday revealing that half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climate change, deforestation, and