Mangrove News Digest # 652 – June 13, 2026
Restoration Best Practices: What works and what doesn’t
GLOBAL – Successful mangrove restoration requires more than simply planting trees. While well-intentioned, many restoration projects fail because they overlook the ecological processes that allow mangrove ecosystems to establish and thrive naturally. There is no single solution to mangrove restoration. Successful restoration begins with understanding the site being restored. Before any intervention takes place, it is essential to identify the factors that caused degradation and determine whether natural recovery is possible.
Mangrove Best Practice: Mangrove School Clubs
GLOBAL – Mangrove School Clubs bring students and teachers together to learn about the value of mangroves through dynamic activities like drama, field trips, and art competitions.
Citizens continue protests against proposed felling of 45,000 mangrove trees
INDIA – Citizen volunteer-led group continue to protest and question the felling of 45,000 mangroves for the second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road project which aims to connect suburbs Versova and Bhayandar
Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon
GLOBAL – Mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise, according to new research.
How Humans And Mangroves Can Fend Off Climate Chaos (And Storm Havoc)
GLOBAL – Mangrove forests fight storm surge and sea-level rise, but with the climate in flux, humans need to help make way for the miracle trees to do their thing.
Despite oil spills in Nigeria’s mangrove forests, Shell continued operations
NIGERIA – Documents disclosed as part of a lawsuit against UK-based oil company Shell show leadership continued operating a compromised pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta despite knowing it posed a pollution risk
Fishers find food security tied to mangrove reforestation
INDONESIA – On the east coast of Indonesia’s Lombok Island, local people who rely on the local crab fishery have initiated their own mangrove planting program in a bid to resuscitate failing crab habitats.
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2026 MAP Photography Contest
Winners to be announced July 24, 2026
Submission period has closed
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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