Through their unique aerial roots, mangroves sequester four times more carbon than rainforests, protecting coastal communities and endangered species. Between 1880 and 1980, India lost about 275,000 hectares of mangroves and they face continuing threats from urbanization, infrastructure, and rising seawater. But between 1987 and 2019, in one of the world's largest mangrove restorations, India achieved a net increase of 93,000 hectares of mangrove cover. Since 2010, the World Bank has supported the community-managed plantation of 20,000 hectares of mangroves in India.