MEXICO – The Baja peninsula, snaking for 775 miles (1,250km) down the Mexican coast from the US border, is desert plains dotted with cacti. It is a growing tourist destination, and the guardianas suspect some of the rubbish in their mangroves was illegally dumped by construction companies.

INDIA – Women who once bore the brunt of the devastating Fani cyclone at Astaranga region in Puri have emerged as conservation leaders, dedicating their lives to protecting the very mangrove forests that sheltered them during the storms.

BRAZIL – Along the Amazonian coastline in Brazil’s northeastern state of Maranhão, plans are underway for a port project that will cover part of an important Ramsar wetland that connects to a vast area of mangroves.

INDIA – There is an alarming threat to India’s coastal blue vegetated ecosystems — mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes, according to a new study released recently. They are under severe threat from disruptions in freshwater inflows, urban encroachment, industrial expansion, and the escalating impacts of climate change.

INDONESIA – How crucial is carbon trading for the mangrove business? To answer this question, Indonesian stakeholders shared their insights during a national dialogue hosted by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), the National Research and Innovation Agency and the Blue Carbon Deck, on 17 December 2024 at Borobudur Hotel Jakarta.

NIGERIA – The Nigerian Senate has formed an ad-hoc committee to investigate and address Cameroon’s illegal annexation of maritime territories, including mangrove islands in Akwa Ibom and Cross River State.

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