I brought my neighbors, my South Floridians, on walks through majestic mangrove forests.

带邻居，南佛罗里达人，在壮观红树林中散步。

There we were, knee deep in water, crawling through mangrove roots.

们就在那里，膝盖深水里，在红树林根部爬行。

Miles upon miles of mangroves were being bulldozed to make space for a wider road.

红树林正在被推土机推平，以便为更宽道路腾出空间。

You will be in love when you go inside the mangrove.

当你走进红树林时候，就会爱上它。

You have to plant the mangroves at hands width apart.

你必须种植有一双手宽红树。

One of the most important tropical habitats for young fish is mangrove swamps.

幼鱼最重要热带栖息地之一是红树林沼泽。

In the last 40 years, eighty percent of China's mangroves have been destroyed.

在过去40年里，中国百分之80红树林已遭破坏。

The mangrove's roots anchor the trees against the tidal pull.

红树林根部使树木不受潮汐牵引。

Still, the waterway and its mangrove trees are home to lizards, turtles and birds.

尽管如此，这条水道及其周围红树林仍是蜥蜴、鸟类家园。

There, on the Yucatan Peninsula, people are working to protect and expand mangrove forests.

在尤卡坦半岛，人们正在努力保护扩大红树林森林。

Years ago, mangroves were all along the Yucatan shores.

很多年前，尤卡坦岸边到处都是红树林。

Logging has drastically reduced mangrove forests in the country which is regularly battered by storms.

伐木使这个国家红树林急剧减少，而该国经常受到风暴袭击。

Well, this is what happens to a lot of coastal mangrove forests.

这个，就是许多沿红树林所面临问题。

That rate of destruction has slowed, but we're still in a major mangrove deficit.

破坏速度虽然已经下降， 但红树林总量仍然严重不足。

But then, the mangrove is a pretty special plant.

但红树林是一种非常特殊植物。

The natural dyes used come from mangrove forests that grow along the coast.

使用天然染料来自沿生长红树林。

At the delta's mouth, the largest mangrove forest in the world, the Sunderbans.

三角洲河口地带有一片世界上最大红树林，孙德尔本斯红树林。

In nearby Ghazi Bay, conservation efforts are focused on the local mangrove forests.

在附近巴湾，保护努力都集中在当地红树林。

Caribbean mangrove swamps are filled with organic material.

加勒比红树林沼泽充满了有机物。

The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is the world's largest mangrove swamp.

印度孟加拉孙德尔本斯是世界上最大红树林沼泽。