Ile d’Ambre islet is thought to be the place where the last dodo was killed.

Mangrove forests provide important habitats for various plant and animal life forms and even though they only cover 0.5% of the world’s ocean surface area, they are estimated to bury 70% of the carbon sequestered in the ocean.

A United Nations study on the critical role of the Mauritius mangrove ecosystem revealed that 70% of the country’s commercial fish species depend on them for their survival.

In the last three decades, Mauritius has lost 30% of its mangroves, prompting the government to embark on a restoration programme which saw a total of 60 000 seedlings planted across the island.

Destinations that you can visit that also have mangroves are: Mhlathuse River (Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa), Zambezi (Mozambique), Rufiji River (Tanzania) to name a few.