Three-leaf derris and mangroves are mutually exclusive and mutually beneficial, and the protection is not a life-and-death struggle

By ZHOU Jinfeng

(Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science)

Abstract: This article is based on the author’s rich experience and thinking in frontline wetland surveys for many years, and shares his views on whether three-leaf derris will affect mangrove protection. This article believes that the three-leaf derris is a local species, and there is a mutual growth and restraint between it and mangroves. Mutual growth and restraint are inevitable laws in nature and are natural laws. This article emphasizes that the core of protection in the context of ecological civilization is to minimize and reduce human interference and damage as much as possible.

Key words: Three-leaf derris, mangrove, nature, biodiversity

ZHOU Jinfeng. Three-leaf derris and mangroves are mutually exclusive and mutually beneficial, and the protection is not a life-and-death struggle. BioGreen - Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development. Vol. 1, January 2025. Total Issues 72. ISSN2749-9065

In early November 2023, ZHOU Jinfeng and ZHAO Derun went to Beihai, Guangxi to explore mangrove protection

Rhizophora stylosa Griff. in the mangroves of Jinhai Bay, Beihai, Guangxi. Photo: ZHOU Jinfeng.

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