“At first, I faced resistance from some community members who relied on traditional practices such as wood fuel production or cutting down mangroves for timber and wood.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/for-international-youth-day-three-youth-conservation-success-stories/

But mangroves alone aren’t enough.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/10/singapore-is-fighting-rising-seas-to-save-50-billion-in-real-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singapore-is-fighting-rising-seas-to-save-50-billion-in-real-estate

Even millions of migrating birds find temporary rest and shelter in our mangroves.

Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/mother-nature-wins-as-do-future-generations/

In 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme found in Ogoniland, located in Rivers State, oil pollution had devastated mangroves, contaminated soil and groundwater, destroyed the fish habitat, and posed a serious threat to public health.

Source: https://leadership.ng/vandalising-oil/

In the mangroves, anemones and jellyfish, stressed by unprecedented water temperatures, appear ghostly white.

Source: https://grist.org/extreme-heat/its-not-just-coral-extreme-heat-is-weakening-entire-marine-ecosystems-in-florida/

In this case, the footage was filmed as they are in Malaysia and driving past an area of mangroves where the massive saltwater is holed up in the mud during low tide.

Source: https://brobible.com/culture/article/malaysia-biggest-crocodile-ever-seen/

Isla Tintipán, off Colombia’s coast, offers mangroves, thatch roofs, white-sand beaches and an egg-in-dough-pouch delicacy that defines the region’s cuisine.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/travel/story/2023-09-17/where-even-the-food-is-magic-a-treasure-hunt-for-the-flavors-of-caribbean-colombia

Many environmentalists on Ambergris Caye warn that without the mangroves there will be no fishing industry or tourism as the barrier reef, which supports thousands of livelihoods on the island and the rest of the country, will disappear.

Source: https://www.sanpedrosun.com/conservation/2023/10/07/the-future-of-mangroves-on-ambergris-caye-what-are-authorities-doing/

The alliance’s efforts to preserve the mangroves go beyond restoration.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/04/20/mangrove-restoration-in-costa-rica-a-collaborative-effort

The DoE detailed the severe detrimental environmental impacts of the proposed project on healthy mangroves and the seabed.

Source: https://caymannewsservice.com/2023/04/dredging-ns-for-cheap-fill-unjustifiable-says-doe/

The region encompasses the waters off the coast of Amapá state and half of Pará state and it’s known for its swathes of mangroves and coral reefs, which remain mostly unexplored by science.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/mouth-of-the-amazon-oil-exploration-clashes-with-lulas-climate-promises/

The ‘State of World Mangroves 2022’ points out that mangroves are estimated to hold up to four times the amount of carbon as some other ecosystems.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/explained-why-have-mangroves-got-a-budget-push/article66472109.ece

This centre has been artfully expanded without necessitating the removal of mangroves.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/changing-city-mumbai-gorai-mangrove-park-project-9021763/

This project is one of several programmes run by the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative to support the UAE’s pledge to plant 100 million mangroves in 2030.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/abu-dhabi-plants-one-million-mangrove-seeds-by-drone-2023-01-12-1.697364

“We have certainly seen there is a very narrow band of areas that either have the correct salinity or temperature or hydrology to allow mangroves to persist,” he said.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1787475/uae-looks-to-salty-muddy-mangroves-in-climate-change-fight