In pics: A look at mangroves on International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

Photo taken on April 25, 2019 shows the scenery of mangrove forest along Tamsui River in southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

BEJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- July 26 marks the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2015, this special day aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as "unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem" and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses.

According to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, "The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem signifies the value of Mangroves as the foundation for coastal life and advocates for support and awareness of the communities dependent on their conservation."

Let's take a look at mangroves as we celebrate the "International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem."

Workers plant Mangrove trees at Sanjiang mangrove provincial wetland park in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, March 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2019 shows the mangrove forest and mud flat in a city-level nature reserve in Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province.(Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2019 shows mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Egrets rest in mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2019 shows a view of the Xinying Mangrove National Wetland Park in south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 26, 2018 shows a mangrove conservation area in the Beihai Golden Bay in Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wei Hai)

School children plant Mangrove trees at the Gulf coast of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

Photo taken on June 9, 2016 shows mangroves in Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. (Xinhua/Norm Duke of James Cook University)

Photo taken on June 9, 2016 shows dead mangroves in Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. (Xinhua/Norm Duke of James Cook University)

School children walk to plant mangrove trees (Rhizophora) in Gulf Coast of Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 29, 2015. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)■