News Issue #604 - August 10, 2024

Children's art contest extended to Aug 30 Click for details "“Mangrove Walls Broken”" - photo by Dipayan Bose - Mangroves & Threats winner Powerful Winning Images From the 2024 Mangrove Photography Awards GLOBAL - With a record-breaking 2,500 submissions from 74 countries, this year's contest showcased the beauty and global significance of mangrove ecosystems worldwide. Winners include a look at local rituals, the intense colors of decomposing mangroves, and wildlife that call them home. These images, spread across seven categories, show the people and animals that rely on mangrove forests, the threats they face, and why urgent action is needed to protect them.  in the category of "Mangroves & Threats" winning photogtrapher Dipayan Bose frames a villager standing inside his half-submerged home during a flood. Due to repeated tropical cyclones and sea level rise in the Bay of Bengal, river embankments have become broken by high tides in coastal villages across the Sundarbans, West Bengal. As a result, homes and farms have flooded, fisheries have become destroyed by seawater, and people have been forced to migrate, victims of climate change. READ MORE

Sri Lanka’s COYLE to support green entrepreneurs in mangrove restoration SRI LANKA -  Sri Lanka’s Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs said it is supporting green entrepreneurship linked to mangrove restoration as the island was selected as one of seven nations to be included in a UN flagship project. The Green Entrepreneurship for Mangroves initiative aims to bring together local communities, businesses, and research institutions to coordinate mangrove restoration efforts. READ MORE Mangroves are healthier when allowed to grow naturally, research shows USA - Letting mangroves grow naturally is key, Suncoast Waterkeeper said after conducting new surveys. Suncoast Waterkeeper recently completed mapping surveys of several mangrove sites around Manatee County to better understand the impacts of trimming mangroves versus letting the trees grow naturally.  READ MORE

Mangroves along TN coast to be mapped using geospatial tech, AI INDIA - Mangroves along the coast of Tamil Nadu will be mapped using geospatial technology and artificial intelligence (Geo-AI), in a collaborative effort by MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and Microsoft. The project, Geo-AI Blue Carbon Programme of MSSRF, was launched by Information Technology and Digital Services Minister Palanivel Thaiga Rajan READ MORE Protecting mangroves and seagrass could boost Indonesia’s new climate targets INDONESIA - Indonesia has signalled it could include blue carbon ecosystems — carbon-rich coastal and marine areas, like mangroves and seagrass — in its new climate targets. This shift follows years of relying heavily on the forestry and land sectors as well as the energy sector. READ MORE

Coffs Harbour primary school students make rare discovery of pink mangrove lobster  AUTRALIA - A school excursion to a northern New South Wales coastal estuary has generated unexpected excitement after the students discovered a marine creature rarely seen above ground.  READ MORE Developing mangrove-friendly products bolsters sustainable mangrove ecosystem INDONESIA - Through the national Petland and Mangrove Rehabilitation Agency (BRGM), the government continues to assist local communities in developing mangrove-friendly products thanks to the endless benefits that mangroves offer. READ MORE

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DEADLINE EXTENDED! MAP's Children’s Mangrove Art Contest 2024! READ MORE

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