Traditional practices passed down through generations of coastal communities – from selective harvesting to seasonal protection – have played a key role in sustaining mangroves, as their ecological and medicinal value has been confirmed by scientists, according to a recently published study.
The study, titled ‘Gray mangrove (Avicennia marina): Ecological resilience, cultural heritage and sustainable conservation in the arid Arab region’, was conducted by an international team of researchers in the UAE, Egypt and Pakistan and published in the Regional Studies in Marine Science peer-reviewed academic journal .
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