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The MAP News 450th Edition - Sept 01, 2018

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The MAP News
450th Edition                                                     September 01, 2018

FEATURE
 Sri Lanka's trauma of tsunami turns into a defence for tomorrow
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SRI LANKA - It is hard to imagine that only 14 years ago Sri Lanka was severely devastated by the tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean. Its waves submerged the southwestern part of Sri Lanka, killing tens of thousands and destroying the infrastructure. But there is a lesson to be learnt here. Had Sri Lankans realised that through the destruction of a natural form of defence by chopping down the mangroves, it is unlikely they would have taken this course of action. For today, Sri Lankans are resolute about one thing when it comes to the protection of their environment: mangroves have to grow, have to be nurtured and have to be respected to protect this invaluable ecosystem. READ MORE

AFRICA

An illustrated guide to Senegal’s remarkable mangrove estuary available
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SENEGAL - Siné-Saloum Delta: an illustrated guide to Senegal’s remarkable mangrove estuary is a new, freely-available educational resource to learn about the wonders of this West African mangrove ecosystem. Join us on a photographic journey through this arid coastal region and explore the estuary’s formation, geologic history, mangrove ecology, food webs, hypersalinity, community activities, and more! This informational ebook offers an illustrated overview of the mangroves of the Siné-Saloum Delta, in Senegal. With its beautiful photography and vivid narrative, this book describes the fascinating elements of this estuarine system. The authors hope this book can be a valuable resource for those who live and work in the Siné-Saloum Delta and also offer a larger global audience insight into this unique coastal system. This book was written and self-published by Jeffrey Chatellier and Zoë Shribman, and features a foreword written by Dr. Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem. READ MORE

Sierra Leone launches US$10 million coastal resilience project 
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SIERRA LEONE- In an effort to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement on climate change and the bold goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to end poverty and hunger worldwide in the next 12 years, known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, the Government of Sierra Leone launched a new project today that will build resilience for its coastal residents and employ cutting-edge ecosystem-based approaches to restore mangrove habitats and protect against rising seas, rising temperatures and uncertain climate futures. Almost half of Sierra Leone’s 530-kilometer-long coastline is protected by mangrove forests. But with few economic options, the forests have been decimated to collect wood for burning, while beaches and dune areas are being destroyed by illegal sand and stone mining operations. READ MORE

Top takeaways from mangroves expert on community restoration
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KENYA - Salomão Bandeira is a marine botanist at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique, with expertise on mangrove and seagrass ecosystems. As a practitioner, Bandeira looks beyond ecology to broader issues such as community engagement in restoration activities. He is a member of the West Indian Ocean Mangrove Network, and he has also been involved in drafting the mangrove management action plan for the country. He discussed some of what he has learned about making reforestation work for forests and communities around African coastlines and beyond with Landscape News in the run-up to the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Nairobi. “There’s always this idea of, ‘Oh, restoration is just planting,’ but I think it’s actually a combination of things. You need to understand the root causes that brought the degradation in the first place, and then evaluate the need for restoration,” he said. READ MORE

ASIA

Tiny pests eating up Mumbai’s mangroves
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INDIA - Mangrove forests, which should flourish during the monsoon months of August and September, have been wearing a dry, skeletal look across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for more than a decade. Puzzled by the phenomenon, and worried if it may affect the growth and expansion of mangrove forests, the mangrove cell of the Maharashtra forest department reached out to Bengaluru’s Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST). “We were clueless about why the trees looked completely dry, and why its skeletal structure was visible during this time of the year,” said N Vasudevan, additional principal chief conservator of forest, state mangrove cell. IWST’s preliminary results, based on field visits to mangrove forests in Airoli and Ghansoli, along the Thane-Vashi creeks, found 14 pests — seven species of caterpillars (Lepidoptera), two beetle species (Coleoptera), one leaf miner (Lepidoptera), two species of snails and three grasshoppers (Orthoptera) — were responsible for the destruction. READ MORE

World’s mangroves struggling to survive
Philippines
PHILIPPINES - The remaining mangrove ecosystem the world over is facing serious destruction, much of which may be irreversible. This sad assessment greeted the International Day of Mangroves on July 26, from marine biologists and environmentalists worldwide who are studying the effects of human activities on mangrove forests. More than 35 percent of the world’s mangrove forests have been lost in the past two decades, losses that exceeded those for tropical forests and coral reefs, deplored Dr. Ivan Valiela, professor of biology at the Boston University Marine Program and American Institute of Biological Sciences. That is not all. Close to 40 percent of the remaining mangrove forests suffer from human alterations that were caused by conversion of mangroves to mariculture, agriculture and urbanization, as well as forestry uses and the effects of warfare, Valiela revealed. READ MORE

AMERICAS

When it comes to carbon storage, not all mangroves are equal
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USA - Mangroves are carbon warriors. These salt-tolerant forests of trees and shrubs are known to lock away far greater amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide than any other terrestrial forests, forming some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth. But not all mangroves store carbon the same way. A new study has found that where a mangrove forest grows determines how much carbon it socks away. While mangroves generally occur at the interface of land, sea and rivers, the coastal environments in which they grow can vary widely. These settings influence a number of processes, from the amount of nutrients that gets deposited in the soil to how much organic matter gets decomposed, among other things. Now, for the first time ever, a team of researchers has taken into account these differences to estimate mangrove forests’ storage of so-called blue carbon in their soil. Blue carbon is the carbon that’s stored in the ocean or coastal ecosystems, including mangroves. READ MORE

EUROPE

Mangrove expansion, climatic warming may help ecosystems keep pace with sea level rise
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U.K. - Sea level rise and extreme weather events have become harsh realities for those living along the world's coasts. The record-breaking hurricanes of the past decade in the United States have led to staggering tolls on coastal infrastructure and communities, leading many local governments to consider the benefits of natural coastal barriers. In a landmark study titled "Warming accelerates mangrove expansion and surface elevation gain in a subtropical wetland" a team of Villanova University biologists have documented that coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States are responding positively to rising temperatures both in their growth and in their ability to build soil to keep pace with sea level rise. Published August 29 in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Ecology, the study's results are a ray of sunshine in the climate change forecast. READ MORE

OCEANA

Defending Tuvalu's coasts from the impacts of climate change
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TUVALU - Officially launched by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu on August 30 2017 in the capital of Funafuti, the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, implemented by UNDP, is set to shore up Tuvalu's coastal defenses in the face of rising sea levels and storm surges driven by climate change. The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, set to run for seven years, is financed with US$36 million from the Green Climate Fund and $2.9 million from the Government of Tuvalu. “Some time ago a little girl on the island of Nanumea asked me: ‘Prime Minister what can you do to save me? How can you ensure I can continue living on my island?’ That question struck at the bottom of my heart. It has become my mission and must be the mission that every Tuvaluan to paddle together to.” said Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga, at the launch event. “This project is the pride of Tuvalu. Its implementation is based on strong partnership with island leaders and communities, and with our partner UNDP we will paddle together to build resilience...” READ MORE


Planting mangroves in South Pacific
Fiji replanting efforts
FIJI - THERE is no other intention of villagers of Nacula on Yasawa but to plant as much mangroves so their future generation get to enjoy the sea delicacies they are enjoying.
And useful initiatives such as mangrove planting are something villagers never take for granted because it is not just for their benefit. They believe they are doing something which will help restore the slow-dying ecosystem given the sudden trend of climate change effects.
With various consultations being held across the country on the effects of climate change, these villagers are leaving no stone unturned and are taking every single useful initiative seriously because they do not want to lose the beauty of their environment nor do they want their future generation to suffer in years to come. READ MORE
 

 
 
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Sign on: letter to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Malaysia - To stop the destruction of communities’ mangrove area in Pitas and support indigenous communities to protect and conserve the last remaining 1000 acres of their forest - SIGN HERE

President Abdulla Yameen: Stop Destruction of Kulhudhuffushi Mangroves! CLICK HERE




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Want to learn more about mangroves?mangrove-action-project-presentation-1-1024.jpg?cb=1424228039
Our short presentation will give you a better understanding of the issues we are working to solve. WATCH PRESENTATION

What is CBEMR? Easy to follow fact sheet – CLICK HERE

What is EPIC? - The Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC) project:  the role of ecosystems as protective barriers against climate induced hazards

MANGROVES APP AVAILABLE
A pictorial field guide for easy identification of various mangrove species and learning about the mangroves ecosystem. CLICK HERE
View MAP’s uploaded Videos at MAPmangrover’sChannel
Question Your Shrimp Consumer/Markets Campaign! 
WATCH VIDEO

Mangrove Restoration in Asia – Watch Short Video

Mosaic of Life
READ A MOSAIC OF LIFE
Peek into the underwater world of mangroves, "womb of the sea." By Liz Cunningham Photos By Wes Matweyew and Liz Cunningham

The Value of Mangrove Forests View Video

CBEMR Experience Exchange MAP 2017 English Subtitles
VIEW THE VIDEO

Mangroves: Guidebook to Malaysia – Click Here

Mangrove rehabilitation in Asia – Local Action and cross-border Transfer of Knowledge for the Conservation of Climate, Forests and Biodiversity VIEW VIDEOS HERE
SHARE MAP'S VISION
CLICK HERE to watch short introductory video. Together we can work "at the roots of the sea".
Our short documentary, Reducing the Risk of Disaster through Nature-Based Solutions : Mangroves
EPIC-Film 2

Exclusive Interview with Alfredo Quarto, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mangrove Action Project - See more
 

Marvellous Mangroves Curriculum

The Marvellous Mangroves Education Forum is an online hub for those utilizing the Marvellous Mangroves (MM) Curriculum. It gives students, teachers and anyone interested in mangroves, the opportunity to learn and share ideas themed around the curriculum, to connect and communicate with others around the globe whilst exploring mangroves from your computer or on the go. VISIT

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The award-winning Marvellous Mangroves (MM) curriculum educates children on the importance of mangroves and their ecological functions, teaching them about modern challenges and mechanisms for sustainability. VIEW VIDEO


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MAP Education Director Martin Keeley’s most recent book is Marvellous Mangroves: Myths and Legends, a compilation of stories from “Mangrove Peoples”—those who live on shorelines where mangroves thrive—from around the world. READ MORE

Marvellous Mangroves Curriculum in Bangladesh - WATCH VIDEO
MARVELLOUS MANGROVES IN BRAZIL
En Portuges

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Marvellous Mangroves – A Curriculum-Based Teachers Guide.


FOR MORE ON MAPs AWARD WINNING CHINA MANGROVE CURRICULUM VISIT
Education in the Mangroves - China
VIMEO SHOW
VISIT OUR "MM" WEBPAGE

Check out our presentation for more details on Marvellous Mangroves

Read this 10 page history of the development of MAP’s educational curriculum VIEW DOCUMENT

Article in Canada's Green Teacher Magazine - Read More

FREE MAP Mangrove e-cards CLICK HERE
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MAP’s e-Cards offer you a unique way to spread the word about MAP’s good works, while sharing beautiful photographs of the mangroves

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Green Planet Fundraising Assists MAP – LEARN MORE

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Friday, August 17, 2018

MAP News Issue 449 - August 18, 2018

Mangrove Action Project
The MAP News
449th Edition                                                     August 18, 2018

FEATURE
 
Voting Now Open for Mangrove Photo Contest
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USA - This July marked the 20th anniversary of World Mangrove Day, which is recognized by UNESCO as a time to celebrate and appreciate the many benefits that mangrove ecosystems provide, and to make commitments to protect them. To celebrate this important day, the Mangrove Action Project created an annual mangrove photography contest. This year they received stunning images of mangroves from around the world, featuring the special communities and wildlife that depend on them. All photos that were entered are part of a special online exhibition to help raise awareness of these coastal ecosystems. Now, it’s your turn to vote for your favorite photos! Explore the gallery and choose which photo you think should win the People’s Choice Award. Voting ends August 31, and winners will be announced in early September. READ MORE
 
AFRICA
 
Muddy waters: Exploring mangrove governance in Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta
African Muddy Waters
KENYA - When it comes to governance and management, mangrove forests around the world are frequently left off the map. Occupying the murky boundaries between land and sea, they’ve often been devalued as pesky shrubs that muddy up the coastline and get in the way of beach going. But millions of people rely on mangrove ecosystems for their food and income, as well as protection of their homes and farmland from high tides and storm surges. For example, a recent case study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that in the Rufiji Delta in Tanzania, local residents harvest mangrove wood for posts and poles, fuelwood and charcoal, and use the fruits and roots for medicinal purposes. Many species of fish also use the mangroves to breed, and villagers catch these fish to eat and sell. In recent years, the high value of mangroves for carbon sequestration and biodiversity preservation in the context of climate change has also come to the attention of scientists, conservationists and concerned citizens across the globe. Yet most research so far has emphasized the biophysical and ecological elements of these environments, rather than the people and policymakers whose actions ­– and inactions – have an impact on forests from day to day. READ MORE
 
ASIA
 
Support makes coastal communities strong
Pred Nai Community
THAILAND - Along with my colleague Em from the MAP-Asia team and together with 8 Community Restoration Network representatives from across Thailand, we celebrated Mangrove Action Day on the 26th of July by learning and sharing experiences on community-based mangrove conservation and restoration at Pred Nai. Our Community Restoration Network members gained valuable knowledge from the Pred Nai Community who have over 30 years of experience in participatory mangrove management. One outstanding concern made by Uncle Yai, one of the conservation leaders at Pred Nai, was how to transfer their conservation awareness to the Pred Nai youths so what they’ve achieved is not lost. READ MORE


Rapidly-depleting Patuakhali mangrove forests endangering lives
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BANGLADESH - Un-checked tree-felling is rapidly depleting the “Green Wall”—the mangrove forest that protected the people of the coastal district from the devastation of Cyclone Sidr.  Lack of effective conservation efforts is also contributing to the crisis, reports UNB.During a recent visit to the coastal area of Kalapara, the correspondent found an eight-km area on both sides of Madhukhali Lake under Mithaganj union a barren land though it was once filled with many century-old trees. Locals alleged that some influential people recently cut down many century-old trees from the area to make some quick buck. They said the role of Forest Department found mysterious as they are claiming that the forest adjacent Madhumati lake does not belong to the department though it took actions when anyone found involved in tree felling in the area over the last 50 years. Abdul Jabbar, a resident of Purba-Madhukhali village, said, ‘He would have lost his houses attack and other assets to tidal surge had there been no mangrove forest along the embankment near the lake.’ READ MORE
 
Indian Mangrove Microbiome Reveals Trove of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance Genes
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INDIA - Mangroves are trees with high tolerance to saline environments. Hence, they flourish in coastal or brackish areas where most trees fail to grow. As a result, mangroves play a pivotal role in preserving the coastal ecosystem by acting as a physical barrier in the shoreline to prevent erosion. In addition, they have several benefits such as biodiversity, livelihood to the rural communities and water management. Mangroves cover up to 152,000 km2 globally. However, their range is decreasing due to pollution, urbanization and other human activities. There is an increasing urgency to understand the structural and functional architecture that underlies the mangrove ecosystem, and the microbial community is an important component that remains unexplored. Research teams have found a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes as well as heavy metal resistance genes in the Keralan Mangrove microbiome as compared to the Brazilian and Saudi Arabian mangrove microbial ecosystems. READ MORE
 
Global Environment Facility conservation project in Myanmar violates indigenous rights
Myanmar Environment
MYANMAR - On 16 July, 2018 the Conservation Alliance Tanawthari (CAT) submitted a formal complaint concerning the violation of Karen indigenous peoples’ right to Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Ridge to Reef conservation project in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. This enormous conservation project threatens the land and resource rights of thousands of Karen indigenous people. An inception workshop is planned for Ridge to Reef on 17 July, but local indigenous communities have not been consulted. CAT is calling for GEF to suspend Ridge to Reef until a comprehensive FPIC process is carried out with all communities who will be affected by the project. “Implementing Ridge to Reef without FPIC is a serious violation of indigenous peoples’ rights and GEF safeguards,” said CAT coordinator Naw Eh Htee Wah. READ MORE
 
Integrating community-based adaptation into afforestation and reforestation programmes in Bangladesh
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BANGLADESH - The National Adaptation Plan of Actions and Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan have identified coastal afforestation with local community participants as a key adaptation priority for coastal areas. Efforts will focus on expanding the quality and the coverage of the coastal afforestation programme, providing the community with climate-resilient livelihoods and an incentive to become protectors of the forest. Bangladesh is on the way to achieve the status of middle-income country by 2021. However, climate risks have the potential to delay the achievement. The county is frequently subjected to cyclones, floods, extreme weather events, and storm surges. It affects the lives and livelihoods of one fourth of country’s coastal population READ MORE
 
AMERICAS
 
Dramatic mangrove loss in Quintana Roo
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MEXICO – “The loss of mangrove in Quintana Roo is “dramatic”. In 20 years, 7,000 hectares of this ecosystem have disappeared  in the state, due to tourism development and this number will increase, especially in the area of ​​the municipality Lázaro Cárdenas, where construction projects are destroying this important natural habitat for many species”, said Jorge Herrera Silveira, researcher at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (Cinvestav), in the framework of the presentation of the rehabilitation project of the Nichupté Mangrove Flora and Fauna Protection Area. Currently, Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatán occupy the first, second and third place, respectively, in mangrove area. But the state with the most loss of mangrove is Quintana Roo,” the scientist said. The 7,000 hectares of destroyed mangrove represent around 20% of the total extension that the state of Quintana Roo had before it was turned into a tourist destination, and even so it occupies the second place at a national level in this type of vegetation. READ MORE
 
Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state
Domino effect of climate change
USA - A domino-like cascade of melting ice, warming seas, shifting currents and dying forests could tilt the Earth into a “hothouse” state beyond which human efforts to reduce emissions will be increasingly futile, a group of leading climate scientists has warned. This grim prospect is sketched out in a journal paper that considers the combined consequences of 10 climate change processes, including the release of methane trapped in Siberian permafrost and the impact of melting ice in Greenland on the Antarctic. The authors of the essay, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, stress their analysis is not conclusive, but warn the Paris commitment to keep warming at 2C above pre-industrial levels may not be enough to “park” the planet’s climate at a stable temperature. They warn that the hothouse trajectory “would almost certainly flood deltaic environments, increase the risk of damage from coastal storms, and eliminate coral reefs (and all of the benefits that they provide for societies) by the end of this century or earlier.” READ MORE
 
Mangroves grow slowly. In Miami, replacing them takes even longer
Miami Mangroves
USA – A mangrove can take forever to grow. But getting governments to agree on how to replant trees illegally chopped down by city workers at Miami’s historic marine stadium? That really takes time Three years after a county environmental inspector stumbled upon a moonscape of mangrove stumps as the city prepared for the arrival of the popular Miami International Boat Show, not a single tree has been replanted. Plenty of emails have been exchanged, and more than 300,000 visitors welcomed since to three boat shows and a powerboat race. But the grindingly slow approval of plans and exchange of permits have left the Virginia Key site, at the center of controversial restoration efforts, missing the protective armor of about 300 trees “We’re in the middle of another hurricane season and we should be concerned about these things,” said Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay, who fought plans to relocate the busy boat show to the fragile key. “We can all do better.” READ MORE
 
Volunteers plant, study red mangrove propagules
Volunteers replant
USA - In its fourth year, Mangrove Mania expects to plant an additional 10,000 mature red mangrove Rhizophora mangle propagules along Lee County shorelines this fall. The soft, sandy banks have been eroded due to power boat wakes and the invasion of invasive exotics. Red mangrove propagules will help establish a fringing mangrove forest and will provide some stabilization to the shoreline. Approximately six months after the planting, a group of volunteer students will venture back to the treatment site to conduct a field study of the growth and health condition of the young mangrove trees. Armed with meter sticks and clipboards, volunteers will measure terminal shoot growth of the seedlings in multiple research plots. Metal identification tags will be placed on several of these trees for future monitoring. In prior years, students found that approximately 80 percent of the propagules that survived six months along the canals had grown an average of 25 centimeters. READ MORE
 
EUROPE

Why Mangroves Matter

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U.K. - Called the “rainforests by the sea,” coastal mangroves are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth. Current estimates indicate that up to 67% of mangroves have been lost to date, and nearly all unprotected mangroves could perish over the next 100 years. It was International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26th, and we get a 101 on the priceless benefits of mangrove forests from Dr. Ahmad Aldrie Amir, a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the coordinator of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network (MyMangrove). LISTEN HERE

 
 
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Sign on: letter to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Malaysia - To stop the destruction of communities’ mangrove area in Pitas and support indigenous communities to protect and conserve the last remaining 1000 acres of their forest - SIGN HERE

President Abdulla Yameen: Stop Destruction of Kulhudhuffushi Mangroves! CLICK HERE




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Want to learn more about mangroves?mangrove-action-project-presentation-1-1024.jpg?cb=1424228039
Our short presentation will give you a better understanding of the issues we are working to solve. WATCH PRESENTATION

What is CBEMR? Easy to follow fact sheet – CLICK HERE

What is EPIC? - The Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC) project:  the role of ecosystems as protective barriers against climate induced hazards

MANGROVES APP AVAILABLE
A pictorial field guide for easy identification of various mangrove species and learning about the mangroves ecosystem. CLICK HERE
View MAP’s uploaded Videos at MAPmangrover’sChannel
Question Your Shrimp Consumer/Markets Campaign!  
WATCH VIDEO

Mangrove Restoration in Asia – Watch Short Video

Mosaic of Life 
READ A MOSAIC OF LIFE 
Peek into the underwater world of mangroves, "womb of the sea." By Liz Cunningham Photos By Wes Matweyew and Liz Cunningham

The Value of Mangrove Forests View Video

CBEMR Experience Exchange MAP 2017 English Subtitles
VIEW THE VIDEO

Mangroves: Guidebook to Malaysia – Click Here
 
Mangrove rehabilitation in Asia – Local Action and cross-border Transfer of Knowledge for the Conservation of Climate, Forests and Biodiversity VIEW VIDEOS HERE
SHARE MAP'S VISION 
CLICK HERE to watch short introductory video. Together we can work "at the roots of the sea".
Our short documentary, Reducing the Risk of Disaster through Nature-Based Solutions : Mangroves
EPIC-Film 2
 
Exclusive Interview with Alfredo Quarto, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mangrove Action Project - See more
 

Marvellous Mangroves Curriculum

The Marvellous Mangroves Education Forum is an online hub for those utilizing the Marvellous Mangroves (MM) Curriculum. It gives students, teachers and anyone interested in mangroves, the opportunity to learn and share ideas themed around the curriculum, to connect and communicate with others around the globe whilst exploring mangroves from your computer or on the go. VISIT

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The award-winning Marvellous Mangroves (MM) curriculum educates children on the importance of mangroves and their ecological functions, teaching them about modern challenges and mechanisms for sustainability. VIEW VIDEO


Marvellous-Mangroves-Myths-and-Legends-Promo
MAP Education Director Martin Keeley’s most recent book is Marvellous Mangroves: Myths and Legends, a compilation of stories from “Mangrove Peoples”—those who live on shorelines where mangroves thrive—from around the world. READ MORE

Marvellous Mangroves Curriculum in Bangladesh - WATCH VIDEO
MARVELLOUS MANGROVES IN BRAZIL
En Portuges

MAP%20Curriculum%20Video
Marvellous Mangroves – A Curriculum-Based Teachers Guide.


FOR MORE ON MAPs AWARD WINNING CHINA MANGROVE CURRICULUM VISIT
Education in the Mangroves - China
VIMEO SHOW
VISIT OUR "MM" WEBPAGE

Check out our presentation for more details on Marvellous Mangroves

Read this 10 page history of the development of MAP’s educational curriculum VIEW DOCUMENT
 
Article in Canada's Green Teacher Magazine - Read More

FREE MAP Mangrove e-cards CLICK HERE
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MAP’s e-Cards offer you a unique way to spread the word about MAP’s good works, while sharing beautiful photographs of the mangroves

Donate to MAP via Paypal
Giving could never be easier
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It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. —Mahatma Gandhi

Green Planet Fundraising Assists MAP – LEARN MORE

 Volunteer Opportunities with Mangrove Action Project CLICK HERE

VOLUNTEER WITH MAP

 
"Question Your Shrimp" Campaign

Question Your Shrimp- Don't Buy or Sell Imported Tropical Shrimp! Sign the Petition

Learn more about the affects of the shrimp industry on mangroves by visiting our blog
Editor’s Note: Mangrove Action Project’s Executive Director, Alfredo Quarto was interviewed about shrimp by Green Acre Radio’s Martha Baskin
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Information sheds clear light on shrimp-mangrove connection
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