Mangrove News Digest # 641 – Jan 10, 2026
Ecuador invests four million dollars in mangrove conservation
ECUADOR – The Government of Ecuador announced an investment of four million dollars to strengthen the protection and conservation of mangrove ecosystems. This model grants community organizations the responsibility to conserve and sustainably use the mangroves, reinforcing the shared responsibility between the State and local communities.
Women root mangrove conservation in economic opportunity on Cambodian island
CAMBODIA – Seab Sophea leads a team of five women caretakers who manage a mangrove nursery. They’ve received training from the Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise (FCEE) to learn advanced techniques to grow more than 14 species of mangrove trees for restoration as well as ecotourism activities.
Mangrove conservation and sustainable aquaculture in Vietnam: thriving together
VIET NAM – The restoration of the Can Gio mangrove forest has delivered numerous benefits, including providing food and livelihoods, supporting local tourism, serving as spawning grounds and shelters for aquaculture, acting as a blue carbon sink, and offering vital natural protection against natural disasters such as tsunamis.
New study finds significant gaps in India’s mangrove studies
INDIA – The study highlights a significant scientific gap in Gujarat, India’s second-largest mangrove-holding state, which accounts for 24% of the national cover but remains under-represented in the literature due to a lack of institutional infrastructure to match its massive forest cover.
Warming Winters and Storm-Driven Dispersal Facilitate Northward Mangrove Expansion
USA – A new study by an international team of scientists examines how mangroves may shift over the 21st century under climate change by combining climate projections with ocean circulation, biological observations, and historical hurricane data.
A turning tide: The Mindanao villagers growing mangroves and hope
PHILIPPINES – Through the Local Indigenous Knowledge to Harness Adaptation (LIKHA) project, local knowledge and science have been paired to assist seaweed farmers, youth and families in reclaiming abandoned fishponds and protecting their coastline.
Making a case for the mangroves
INDIA – Writer Radhika Suri dives deep into the mysterious world of mangroves and narrates how childhood love for nature became an inspiration for her creative venture, Whispers of the Mangroves
ACTION ALERTS
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