ACN quoted the Cuban Environmental Agency as saying these highly fragile and vulnerable ecosystems play a beneficial role, mainly by protecting habitats and preventing coastal erosion.
They also serve to absorb the carbon dioxide in the air, clean tributaries, minimize the impact and potential economic losses of severe weather events, such as hurricanes, and help maintain the underground water supply, the agency said.
By Ruchi Singh
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