Mangrove News Digest # 647 – April 04, 2026
From sea turtles to praying mantises, Fujairah’s planted mangroves are a hotbed of marine life
UAE – A mangrove-planting programme in Fujairah has offered a glimpse into how the green lungs of the waters are breathing new life into biodiversity efforts across the Emirates. The seedlings of the grey mangrove – or Avicennia marina – were planted in 2018 at Al Badiya, between Khor Fakkan and Dibba on the UAE’s east coast. Research carried out in the years since has shown that the mangroves are helping to support a wealth of marine life, from fish and crabs to green turtles and even praying mantises.
Supreme Court Stand on Mangrove Protection in India
INDIA – Initiatives like the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) aim to expand mangrove cover and support local livelihoods.
Cut, clear, replant: was BMC mangrove drive an eyewash?
INDIA – Activists claim the civic body chopped existing mangroves at Bhayander Creek and replanted the same stretch in the name of compensatory afforestation
Thriving mangrove forests bring life to urban landscapes in SE China
CHINA – Planted 25 years ago, these “forests on water” now cover an area of around 1,500 mu (100 hectares), transforming the Quanzhou Bay estuary into a vibrant, picturesque painted scroll of ecological beauty.
Honduras’ Climate Goals Recognize Conservation Value of Coastal Wetlands
HONDURAS – The Honduran government has outlined specific, measurable, and science-based commitments to protect and restore the country’s mangroves and seagrasses.
“Living Gulf”: a partnership to protect and restore mangroves for people, climate, and nature
ECUADOR – Conservation International Ecuador and Unilever are joining forces to implement Living Gulf: Mangroves for People, Climate, and Nature—a five-year initiative to scale up mangrove conservation and restoration in Ecuador.
“When the ocean cannot speak”
THAILAND – How Claire Narida Charanachitta became a voice for marine conservation and the ocean’s silent inhabitants. At just 17 years old, Claire has become an emerging voice in marine conservation — one whose work has reached audiences from coastal communities in Thailand to the United Nations (UN).
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