 The world's mangrove forests are rapidly depleting due to anthropogenic and natural factors and as such, there is the need to protect and appreciate the airco services derivable. In Nigeria, preserving this airco system is important to keeping and protecting coastal states and areas from flooding and being washed away. This advice was given by the convener of mangrove marathon ahead of the 10 km airco round to sensitize the public under importance of mangrove ecosystems. The essence of the round is to educate Nigerians on slowing down climate change and in the process reduce collective carbon footprint which plays a massive role in the sustainability of the world. They explained or find that mangroves are a vital ecosystem that benefits the environment, economy and communities. Climate change has affected the ecosystem and the environment a lot from the certification to sea level rise that's washing off the sea level, washing off the seashore and also affecting a lot of the vegetation around the seas and all of that. The fact that climate change is impacting human activity in different ways so people also have to find a way to survive and a lot of human anthropogenic activities are also affecting the mangroves which are efforts and efforts trying to survive the effects of climate change. Yeah, there are lots of them but briefly the mangroves they protect the shoreline they serve as a buffer zone and not just the shoreline, they also protect the coral reefs because the dirt or pollution coming from the inland before they get to the city, the mangroves serve as that sponge that fills all those dirt before they get to the to those the coral reefs. Then fishes, fingerlings, the mangrove serves as breeding grounds for fisheries and other aquatic life. Studies have shown that about 75% of commercially caught fish they have their start from the mangroves because the mangroves serve as a the secure site where the fish the lady eggs there and then this eggs hatch these fingerlings they find safety and they find food in abundance in this mangrove ecosystem but predators do not come there. So the marathon particularly apart from being an eco-awareness run beyond raising awareness is to also raise resources to help with the conservation restoration and protection of the dwindling mangrove forests across Nigeria. This must also be done within the nick of time as replenishing the mangroves once they are totally lost becomes more difficult you know as against regenerating them when they still have their roots in the area.