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

我带着我的邻居，我的南佛罗里达人，在壮观的红树林中。

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

我们就在那里，膝盖深的水里，在红树林的根部爬行。

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，以便为更宽的道路腾出空间。

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

当你走进红树林的时候，就会爱上它。

A Mangrove forest in the south of Tarawa.

这是塔拉瓦南部的一片红树林。

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

幼鱼最重要的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的红树林已遭破坏。

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

红树林的根部使树木不受潮汐的牵引。

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

尽，这条水道及其周围的红树林仍是蜥蜴、海龟和鸟类的家园。

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

在尤卡坦半岛，人们正在努力保护和扩大红树林森林。

Years ago, mangroves were all along the Yucatan shores.

很多年前，尤卡坦海岸边到处都是红树林。

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

伐木使这个国家的红树林急剧减少，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，就是许多沿海红树林所面临的问题。

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， 但红树林的总量仍然严重不足。

This includes Mangrove lagoons on the Great Barrier Reef.

其中包括大堡礁上的红树林泻湖。

But then, the mangrove is a pretty special plant.

但红树林是一种非常特殊的植物。

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

使用的天然染料来自沿海生长的红树林。

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的红树林，孙德尔本斯红树林。

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

在附近的巴湾，保护的努力都集中在当地的红树林。

Caribbean mangrove swamps are filled with organic material.

加勒比海红树林沼泽充满了有机物。