China lost more than 50% of its mangrove forests by the 2000s, now it has restored 22,500 hectares of the trees becoming one of the few countries on the globe where mangrove coverage is increasing

• Mangroves naturally occur along the southeast Chinese coast and traverse the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Taiwan.
• Thirty-seven mangrove tree species, representing 20 families and 25 genera have been documented in the country.
• Yet a remarkable decrease of species richness has taken place over the past 40 years in China, with the nation losing nearly two-thirds of its mangroves.