Author: initiativemangroves

Restoration of the mangrove of Cuajiniquil: a testimony from the Phoenix expedition

Phoenix expedition is a sailing expedition whose ambition is to participate in the “regeneration of the ocean”. Leaving from Brittany in February 2022 to California, the team meets, documents and helps along the way projects of restoration of coastal ecosystems (corals, mangroves, sea grass beds, oyster reefs…). It was in this context that the crew […]

In video : Mangroves, precious forests of the sea

This documentary by Rudy Bueno, on Reporterre (reporterre.net) presents the mangrove, the services provided and the human activities that threaten the balance of these unique forests. > See the video

An algorithm to better protect the mangroves

Scientists from CIRAD, the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, have developed an algorithm to better protect mangroves and “ensure efficient and automatic monitoring of stands”. > For more information

Interview with M. Peter Kristensen (WACA)

In the latest MOLOA newsletter, Mr. Peter Kristensen, Senior Environmental Specialist and Team Leader for the West Africa Coastal Area Management (WACA) Program, World Bank, answered some key questions. > Read the interview

Project PAPBIO “Management of mangrove forests from Senegal to Benin”.

“Integrated protection of mangrove diversity and fragile ecosystems in West Africa and their enhanced resilience to climate change” in 9 West African countries. This is the objective of this project signed in July 2019 with funding from the European Union and implemented jointly by IUCN, Wetlands International Africa and the 5Deltas collective. Reinforce the actors […]

Restoration of the Cuajiniquil mangrove: already impressive results

  These videos report on the magnificent restoration work carried out in the mangrove Bahia Tomas (Cuajiniquil), with the project teams and the community of Cuajiniquil. > Testimonies of those involved in the restoration of Cuajiniquil, in a very nice interview on the website of the NGO Área de Conservación Guanacaste. Videos: the site after […]

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released their Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) for 2020. The report is published every five years (starting in 1990) and compiles forestry data from 236 countries and territories. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) has published its Global […]