Mangrove News Digest # 661 – Oct 17, 2026
Meet the 2026 Children’s Mangrove Art Contest Winners
MAP 2025 Impact Report is now live on our website!
USA – Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this year’s report come together.
Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don’t always reach local people
GLOBAL- A mangrove has at least two kinds of value: the value that can be packaged and sold to a (wealthy) distant buyer, and the value that is experienced locally but is much harder to monetise.
How is community-led rehabilitation restoring mangroves in the Dominican Republic?
DOM.REPUBLIC- Mangroves are returning to Montecristi, where an SEI-led living lab is piloting a comprehensive restoration approach.
How Mangrove Honey in Indonesia Can Support Sustainable Livelihoods
INDONESIA – Mangrove honey is emerging as a promising way for coastal communities to diversify incomes while helping protect the forests they depend on.
One green shoot at a time: the women restoring mangrove forests in the oil-ravaged Niger delta
NIGERIA – In a region of Nigeria blighted by decades of pollution, Martha Agbani and her team are not just replanting trees but regaining ownership of their lost lands and livelihoods
Mapping climate consequences for mangrove forests
MEXICO -Mangrove forests can store four times as much carbon as other forests, making them essential in the fight against climate change.
- Keep Up With MAP Activities
MAP is on the move! Dominic is currently in Brest, France, attending the Society for Ecological Restoration conference, where he is leading a half-day session on Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration.
MAP now has an exclusive newsletter for supporters called MAP Field Notes. This quarterly newsletter features stories, updates and field notes from our team, and more. To receive it, simply donate to MAP.
2026 MAP Photography Contest
Browse the best mangrove-related images in the world!
See This Year’s Winners here
2026 Art Winners Announced
2027 Calendars Available for preorder!
Our 2027 Children’s Mangrove Art Calendar will be available as a thank you for supporting our conservation efforts, donors contributing $100 or more will receive a complimentary copy of our 2027 calendar.
ACTION ALERTS
Petition to the President of Maldives to Continue the Ban on Fishing of All Shark Species
Stop the Garbage Dump in Utila Honduras Bay
NO TO PUERTO BARU – Panama’s Mangroves Under Threat! sign the petition
Energia 2000 project threatens livelihoods & mangroves
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
Thank you to our many supporters who made this work possible, and to all of our friends and partners working to protect mangrove forests, worldwide. Mangrove Action Project relies on the generosity of donors to do our urgent work. Whether it’s a one-time or monthly commitment, your contributions make a real difference in safeguarding these critical ecosystems.
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