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Huge economic cost as mangrove trees destroyed

Officials from the Gede Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri) plant mangrove seedlings on Manda Island in Lamu district. FILE PHOTO

The world loses Sh3.7 trillion ($42 billion) annually as a result of the continued destruction of mangrove trees, a new United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) report shows.

In Kenya, the population of the trees that are mainly found in coastal regions has reduced significantly because of climate change and deforestation.

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