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Sunday July 26 is the International Day for the defense of the mangrove ecosystem, for that reason from Friday, July 24 on the island of Muisne, Muisne Canton province of Esmeraldas, were different activities within the year 2009 "MANGROVE: LIFE, LOVE AND WORK FOR THE PEOPLE." On Friday and Saturday, we highlighted the contest with the participation of Muisne community members via a fair and agro-ecological competition with traditional food products of the mangrove.

Sunday July 26, morning was the recovery of the mangrove area, through the reforestation, which involved more than 180 people: men, women, youth, students, children, volunteers and solidarity organizations of El Oro, from Guaduales in Riobamba, FEPTCE, and ECOLMAR FOCSIV. The reforestation was approximately 5 hectares of the mangrove species Rhizophora (red mangrove), in a shrimp whose wall is broken by the force of the sea, the owner of the shrimp is Brady Cruz. This was an application of the constitutional principle of recovery of areas that have suffered damage environment and are also located within the Wildlife Refuge River Muisne Cojimíes-declared and by the State in 2003. 

In the afternoon, a workshop was held to discuss proposals on co-management of protected area National Wildlife Refuge, River Muisne Muisne System - Cojimíes and on the exercise of constitutional rights, which poured many inputs used to make proposals to protect the mangroves and peoples, which will be presented to new local and provincial authorities.

Finally in the evening we did a tour with churucos, Muisne on the river, and then performed a march through the streets of the city with various slogans "Long live the days of the mangrove!, No to the regularization of shrimp!! Return our mangroves!, among others, culminating in a competition for Marimba in the province, whose main theme was the protection of resources, especially mangrove ecosystem, as the source of life and cultural identities, the event ended with a dance popular culminating at 5 in the morning.

Over 500 persons participated!