Mangrove News Digest # 650 – May 16, 2026
Ten Step Solution for Mangrove Conservation and Restoration
BANGLADESH – To achieve successful restoration, we must consider local social and cultural issues to properly engage local people while ensuring both transient and intangible benefits. Many other factors should be considered for successful restoration, including appropriate planning with the cooperation of multi-stakeholder cooperation, land confirmation, quality seedlings, determining the fundamental cause, and many more. Political and government involvement, as well as financial resources, are required to pursue a long-term, holistic approach.
Vodun’s sacred role in saving West Africa’s mangroves
BENIN – In Benin, mangroves are said to be protected by the Zangbéto. In the Vodun belief, this deity forbids wood cutting, under penalty of a curse. As a result, in 10 years, more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of mangroves have been preserved thanks to this spiritual practice.
Tumbes Mangrove Sanctuary: 3,000 hectares at risk in the hands of organized crime in Peru
PERU – Security remains a significant threat to the Tumbes Mangrove sanctuary. Networks of drug trafficking, smuggling, and illegal fuel trafficking increasingly use maritime routes and border estuaries.
Mangroves discovered on Korean shores, signaling warming climate
KOREA – The appearance of mangroves in Korea is more than a botanical curiosity. It is a preview of a shifting ecosystem.
HC2-Environmental Management Company is committed to eradicating the exotic apple mangrove
BRAZIL – Sonneratia apetala, known as apple mangrove, is an exotic species with aggressive invasive potential, representing a risk to the balance of the mangrove ecosystem.
Historic "Blue Carbon" Treaty Signed as Nations Commit to Massive Mangrove Restoration
SWITZERLAND – In a landmark moment for global environmental policy, representatives from 145 nations gathered in Geneva to formalize the Global Blue Carbon Accord (GBCA).
Mangrove Conference 2026 boosts PH blue carbon drive
PHILIPPINES – The 2026 Philippine Mangrove Conference in Quezon was attended by more than 150 stakeholders from government agencies, local government units, civil society organizations, the academe, private-sector partners, and community representatives with the theme “Ensuring Accountable Pathways for Resilient Communities.”
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2026 MAP Photography Contest JUNE 01, 2026 DEADLINE
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2026 Children’s Mangrove Art Contest AUG 31, 2026 DEADLINE
Your child’s art may be next year’s calendar cover!
Deadline for submissions is Aug 31, 2026. 13 lucky artists will be selected to be featured. Please be sure to follow the instructions on getting your art to us on time and in a useable format.
Submit here by August 31st
ACTION ALERTS
Energia 2000 project threatens livelihoods & mangroves
NO TO PUERTO BARU – Panama’s Mangroves Under Threat! sign the petition.
Urge the DENR to revise or repeal harmful mangrove memorandum
Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests!
Stop Blue Origin from Dumping Wastewater Into Indian River Lagoon
Rights for Stingless Bees – sign now
Protect the mangroves and tropical forests of Brazil’s Tauá-Mirim! Sign Now
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