Claudia Celsor

The Sundarbans Mangrove forest is located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh and the southeastern part of India. The forest is located in the delta region of the Meghna, Brahmaputra, and Padma river basins. The Sundarban forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world and is a hotspot for biodiversity. The Sundarbans also are a critical habitat for endangered species such as the Bengal tiger, river terrapin, and the Irrawaddy dolphin. ( World Wildlife Foundation ) The Sundarbans have an extreme level of species richness with more than 300 species of plants and over 500 species of animals, around 260 of those being species of birds. Out of this wide variety of species, there are a handful that are severely endangered and are only able to survive in the habitat of the Sundarbans Mangrove forest. The forest also provides protection to the coastline of Bangladesh and India, with the dense mangrove roots being able to stabilize the coastline ( National Geographic ). There are many lo

  The California coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are evergreen trees with a bright red-brown color and green pine needles, mostly located on the upper portion of the tree. These trees typically grow from 200 to 300 feet tall, with the tallest on record being 380 feet tall ( The Smithsonian ). These trees grow a large network of lateral roots, which support the tree's almost completely vertical growth. Currently, the population of coastal redwoods stands at around 5% of what their population used to be. At their height in the early 19th century, it is estimated that there were around 2 million redwoods. However, in 2024 that number has shrunk to around 150,000 redwoods ( Save The Redwoods ). Coastal redwoods play a critical role in their ecosystem and, if taken away, all other organisms in their habitat would be greatly affected and most likely suffer. This is because coastal redwoods provide a habitat to a multitude of species including insects, fungi, birds, and even mamma