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Coastal Forests Are Growing Again

In this lesson: Identify the forest type and the approximate turning point.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

NASA highlighted a mangrove recovery on November 13. Satellite research found that these coastal forests began expanding globally around 2010.

New trees grew in new areas and damaged forests recovered. However, some regions still lost mangroves.

Source: NASA Earth Observatory, 2026-11-13. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-global-rebound-for-mangroves/

Read and practise

1. Which forests does the report discuss?

   1. Only mountain forests
   2. Mangroves along coasts
   3. Only inland pine forests

2. When did global expansion begin?

   1. Around 2010
   2. Exactly on November 13
   3. Before satellite research began

Your turn

Give two ways the forests grew and one limit to the good news.

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