World Mangrove Day Photography Awards
World Mangrove Day Photography Awards 2020 Gallery
We’re over the moon to celebrate World Mangrove Day with you and share all your beautiful photos with the world. Our 2020 contest has been our most exciting by far, receiving over a thousand entries entries from all corners of the earth, from Antigua & Barbuda to New Zealand. Enjoy with us the tallest mangroves of Ecuador, the fascinating underwater nurseries, the fly-over aerials, the majestic and endangered wildlife, the unique human-mangrove relationships, and the passion to restore a more balanced world. Your fantastic photos from nearly 70 countries illustrate the true beauty and importance of our mangrove ecosystem.
The judging process has now begun, with our four amazing judges; Cristina Mittermeier, Steve Winter, Octavio Aburto, and Jennifer Hayes looking over many excellent submissions. We will be sharing the winners at the start of September, so watch this space!
World Mangrove Day commemorates Greenpeace activist Hayhow Daniel Nanoto, who died during a massive protest to re-establish the mangrove wetlands in Ecuador, in 1998. For the last 27 years, the Mangrove Action Project has celebrated this day with a commitment to action in defense of the mangroves and the communities that rely on them.
We hope you enjoy viewing the images as much as we enjoyed receiving them. We cannot thank you enough, for an incredible World Mangrove Day! We’re blown away by the how many of you took part this year. As only 150 photos can be viewed at once, please refresh the page to reveal more of the amazing photo submissions – all 1122 submitted are up! Click the filters below to search by category or region.
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Ali Ilham - Maldives - Greenish Rhizophora mucronata
Its greenish ( Rhizophora mucronata)trees & beautiful calm water which contain fish, crabs & small creatures. its one of rare mangrove in N.kendhikulhudhoo consists of nice ecosystem.
Rob Valentic - Indonesia - Mangrove Cat Snake Bali
A stunning Gold Ringed Cat Snake (Boiga dendrophila) emerges to forage on the mangrove flats at dusk. Specimen from a coastal mangrove forest on Bali in Indonesia. Canon 5D Mark III, Carl Zeiss ZE 50/2 Makro Planar and a little fill.
Dhananjay Rawool - India - Mangrove nursery
Nurseries are essential part for any plant conservation activities. This nurseries will help to conserve and propagate more mangroves which ultimately resulted in conservation.
Sinar Pagi Sektiana - Indonesia - Never Give Up
never give up conserving mangroves.
Nurkalida - Indonesia - Sensing the extinction
A better human resources is taking responsibility to take action in increasing the growth of the mangrove.
Azim Musthag - Maldives - Keylakunu Mangrove Forest
The protected island of Kelakunu is one of the only places that Avicennia is found in the country. Massive Avicennia trees can be found growing amongst Brugeira cylindrica.
Leandro Cagiano - Brazil - Reverse
From top of the tree, this picture was made for show as the mangrove live inside the water. But the reflex cause confusion, it is root or treetop? If you look closely, you will see the details and undestand the image. Ilha do Cardoso State Park/Brazil
Annie Guttridge - Bahamas - Montessori
Adult lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) venture into the shallow waters of The Bahamas each year to give birth usually in the month of May. Knowing this information I waited patiently in the shallows daily for their arrival, which took many weeks; seeing these pups swimming peacefully amongst the mangroves, and around my toes meant the long wait was worth my perseverance.
Magdalena Mossbrucker - Ecuador - Iguana be Free
A marine iguana heading home after a delicious snack on marine algae, protected and at home in-between the mangrove roots at Concha de Perla on Isabela island, Galapagos.
Komail Naqvi - Pakistan - The Current Disconnect
Karachi's mangroves, as beautiful as they are, are under existential crisis due to the nature vs industrial and economic conflict.
Eugiene Ambaka - Kenya - The Life Givera
Women play a critical role in conservation and stewardship of coastal and marine resources, the image depicts a group of young women collecting mature propagules for potting , the propagules develop into saplings/young seedlings that can be grown, thus women to give life , value and respect to the environments around them, just as they are givers of life to the human race, they should be at the fore front in the Conservation and restoration of ecosytems.
Pratik Chorge - India - Sea of Pink
Following large number of flamingos congregating across the Talawe wetlands comprising NRI Complex, Seawoods and Training Ship Chanakya (TSC) in Navi Mumbai during the lockdown imposed for the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government is examining the possibility of declaring the area as a conservation reserve to protect the migratory bird habitat. The local planning agency, however, the City Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (Cidco) plans to develop a golf course at the site, which has been opposed by environmentalists and residents. Their attempt is construct 17 buildings with 1,564 flats and 20 offices along with a sprawling 30-acre gold course, according to their project plans submitted before the Maharashtra government. Maharashtra's mangrove cell, on the other hand, intends on protecting the Talawe wetlands as buffer to the Thane creek flamingo sanctuary based on recommendations by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). According to the Union environment ministry, conservation reserves are protected areas that act as buffer zones or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries or reserved and protected forests of India. There are 88 conservation reserves in India across 12 states. Flamingo numbers have been much more than previous years crossing the 8,500 mark in April 2020 at the wetland. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Navi Mumbai, is the second largest flamingo habitat along the west coast after Kutch, Gujarat. The sea of pink is usually witnessed gradually MMR from November onwards to May mostly for feeding purposes from the Gujarat region, which is their breeding area. Migration starts after monsoon, when water-filled regions start drying up. However, owing to good availability of water last year through winter, arrivals this year were delayed, said experts. The overall area suggested for protection by BNHS includes – 783-hectare foraging area and 46-hectare core area, which include the 14-hectare TSC and 21.9-hectare NRI Complex, home to thousands of migratory birds. While the entire zone has 58 bird’s species, 33 migratory species, eight near-threatened, two vulnerable, two species protected under schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and four under schedule IV, according to BNHS.
Unsika Peduli Mangrove - Indonesia - Mangrove Cultivation for Our Lives
Mangrove conservation is an important step to save our lives, especially life on the coast. in the photo the efforts made are by cultivating mangroves in Tangkolak hamlet, Cilamaya Wetan, Karawang Regency. Mangroves that are cultivated are of rhizopora type in which to conduct nurseries selected ripe fruits are marked with a yellow ring on the propagules.
Pilar Angelica Gomez Ruiz - Mexico - Don Pelón, our smiling guide
Mangroves of Terminos Lagoon in Campeche state, Mexico are recognized as RAMSAR site for their importance to many migratory species
Maria Janet q. Akip - Philippines - Reproduction
Replanting and cultivating the mangrove community helps a lot on the reproduction of mangroves. It is through the help of a certain individual to cultivate the grow of the mangroves. To make it healthy and productive.
Karina Scavo Lord - Belize - Mangrove Epibionts
A diversity of marine species growing on red mangrove prop roots.
Sandeep Sasidharan - India - Golden eye
The golden eye of a Saltwater Crocodile; click from Sundarbans, India
Sirichai Arunrugstichai - Thailand - Mangroves on the Edge
Under the morning light, shrimp farms and palm plantations are seen right at the edge of Ao Phang-Nga National Park, which remains as the largest remaining mangrove area in Thailand, November 10, 2017. Mangrove ecosystem serves as the important habitats and nursery areas for various fauna, while also protects the shore from coastal erosion, however Thailand has already lost majority of the mangrove areas to a critical situation despite being protected from encroachment in the past.
Dhritiman Mukherjee - India - The mottled lightfoot crab on Rhizophora
The mottled lightfoot crab (Grapsus albolineatus) on Rhizophora during high-tide at Niel Island Andamans India
Ma. Victoria Conde - Philippines - Manila Bay- where reclamation matters more than rehabilitation
Around 600 mangrove trees were cut down in Bulacan, Philippines - the site for a big reclamation (airport) project in Manila Bay.
Amdad Hossain - Bangladesh - It's photo taken time
The photo was taken from Sitakundo area of Chittagong city in Bangladesh.
Mustufa Kapasi - India - Nature Balancing with Human
They bring there cattle's in swamp for daily bath & also for pasturing.
Luke Pounder - Trinidad & Tobago - Nariva @Sunset
The beauty of Nariva Swamp
Annadel F. Sapugay - Philippines - Say NO to plastics!
Single-use plastics are currently threatening the mangrove plants. Usually when plastics were swayed towards the mangrove area, it causes suffocation.
Peggy Pixley - USA - Mangrove Skink
Photographed in a hidden mangrove environment, found only by following the river up at Jeffrey’s Beach, Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Planet Indonesia - Indonesia - Local movements to tackle climate change
Planet Indonesia contributes to mangrove restoration in West Kalimantan started in 2019. We make local efforts for local and global benefits. 78,000 ha of carbon-rich mangrove forests with enhanced community-led protection is preserved and still counting. We believe our local movements and initiatives will significantly contribute to the global impact in tackling climate change, as we conserve at-risk ecosystems and reduces socioeconomic inequalities in rural communities while catalyzing the conservation. By coming together we can continue our commitment to protect Earth's at-risk ecosystems and ensure future generations can enjoy the abundance of nature's services of the mangrove ecosystem. © Planet Indonesia
Hani - Bahrain - Mangrove Forests
Mangrove
Linda Pitkin - Indonesia - Mangroves above a small coral reef
Mangroves above a small coral reef. The mangrove roots are encrusted with colourful tunicates and soft coral. At Yanggefo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Victor Fidelis Sentosa - Indonesia - Gen M for Mangrove
Youth nowadays needs to be more aware on mangrove ecosystem and its function. Campaign and socialization also must come with actions for a brighter future.
Souvick Mukherjee - India - A Giant's Portrait
A big giant salt water croc mostly 10-12ft long but this one is really giant and it's head is hardly fulfilled my frame.
Srikanth Mannepuri - India - Left or right, towards what should we progress?
Conversion of mangrove forests in to Commercial aquaculture ponds is the biggest threat to mangroves. Especially in this Godavari and Krishna river delta region, after harvesting the shrimp or fish, aqua farmers releasing chemicals containing water in to natural mangrove creeks, which in turn effects the local ecosystem and species dwell in these waters. Since last decade, mangroves are facing various threats like turning these unique into aquaculture ponds, housing facilities and fuel goods. These unsustainable activities by some people are severely effecting mangroves and threatened species depend on it like Fishing Cats, Smooth Coated Otters, Birds, Turtles, Sharks and Rays etc.,Mangrove absorb more carbon dioxide than other tropical forests. Conserving and restoring mangroves is essential to fighting Climate change. the warming of the global climate fueled by increased carbon emissions, that is already having disastrous effects on communities worldwide.
Subha Chakraborty - India - Stand Alone after Tsunami
This picture was taken from Mayabunder, Andaman, India. This depicts the intensity of the 2004 tsunami over the region, which forced to change the overall landscape in Mayabunder. The reason behind this condition is not done by tsunami weaves bus the upliftment of landmass and retreat of coastline occurred due to 2004 tsunami.
Berenice Alvarez Torres - Mexico - Beautiful experience!
Mangroves in Rio Lagartos, Yucatan
Kalpani Jayarathne - Sri Lanka - Growing mangrove propagule
This photograph were taken from malala lagoon, Bundala National Park , Srilanka . A result of rehabilitation mangrove planting project
Annie Guttridge - Bahamas - Reflection
I walked out into the shallows to find newly born lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) desperately hugging the flat waters as the tide slowly creeped higher and revealed a path to a safe refuge area within the mangroves. I watched on as these sharks sprinted to safety early with their entire backs out of the water in order to feel comforted by the sheltered region on the other side. After an hour of attempts the water level finally increased enough for this little shark to reach its desired destination, away from predators such as barracuda and larger sharks.
Matthew Potenski - USA - Mangrove Sunset
West of Key West lies a small crescent of mangrove islands known as the Marquesas Keys. I took this image of a vibrant sunset in the still inner lagoon. The silhouette of a mangrove shoot anchors is a silent wirness to the amazing colors of this sunset.
Neeshad Shafi - Qatar - Our Future, Our Mangroves
One of the mangroves place in the Qatar.
Hazel Vandeleur - Australia - Odds stacked against them
The mangroves at Port Pirie in South Australia are still growing despite some of the highest metal concentrations ever recorded in the environment around them.
Fairus Mulia - Indonesia - Proboscis monkey and mangrove production forest
a family of proboscis monkey ( big one is a head of the family, an others are wife and children) waiting the sunset at the river bank and look live peacefully in a mangrove production forest at forest concession, Kubu Raya district, west Kalimantan province, Indonesia
Dr Sudhir Gaikwad - India - The Jewel of Bhitarkanika
BROWN WINGED KINGFISHER IS ONE OF THE 12 KINGFISHER SUBSPECIES FOUND IN INDIA....Bhitarkanika in Odisha is an wonderful mangrove forest where this kingfisher can be easily seen.
SriChakra Pranav Tamarapalli - India - Dependency of communities on mangroves
A picture depicting vast mangrove forest, a fisherman island and the fishing crafts. Communities are well connected and completely dependant on mangroves.
Unsika Peduli Mangrove - Indonesia - Notice care for mangrove plants
Sentences on a beautiful carved wooden board to remind and invite tourists to protect and maintain mangroves as well as possible. Which is where Mangroves have a good impact in tackling the tides. This photo is focused on writing measured in wood in the form of an invitation sentence, with the addition of the original mangrove plants giving a real effect.
Lauren Hardiman - Australia - Mangrove Shapes
Taken in the Daintree, Queensland, Australia. Taken with a Samsung Phone.
Prateik Kulkarni - India - Peeping through the mangrove curtain
Water Rail is a skulking beauty found in the wetlands, mangroves and marshes. This rail is so elusive that I lied down in mud for a couple of hours and waited for the bird to come out off the mangroves. It was indeed amazing to observe it when the bird finally appeared in front of me. The bird was so watchful and I noticed that its every move was extremely cautious. But nice thing was it came out and finished feeding before the Sun set.
Alma Lorena Pérez Dorantes - Mexico - High View
The Mangroves are used as a shelter, the birds use it as a place to rest, protection, feeding, nesting. This fragata (Fregata Magnificens) is resting in a tree top Mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle). Laguna de Términos is a sanctuary of wildlife, also is one of the most important wetlands of Mesoamerica; is located in Campeche, México.
Dulce Laura Flores Ramírez - Mexico - Inspiration at Celestún
The Celestun biosphere reserve is located in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, where different species of plants and animals live, some of them endemic. Celestún offers a spectacular space of inspiration for people who visit it. It is a great place to feel connected to nature.
Humberto Romero Uribe - Mexico - Power plant
Dead black mangrove forest in the north of Veracruz, México
Bonifacio de Jesus Moreira Soares - Timor-Leste - Timorese Traditional Rule for Mangrove Conservation
Timorese Traditional law take huge rule in conservative of mangrove plant in Timor-Leste. The law that prohibited people from harming the environment especially mangrove
Prateik Kulkarni - India - Royal walk in the Mangroves
If you see a tiger in Sundarbans then you are lucky! Yes this happened with me in November 2018 on a Sundarban Tour. First 3 days went without a tiger sighting and on the final day that too after spending entire morning in search of those stripes and orange body, finally when we were having our lunch suddenly we spotted fresh pugmarks on one of the mudbanks and we decided to follow them, and yes there he was! A tiger crossing one of the canals right in front of you...so close.. On top of that, he decides to keep crossing along with you for nice 1 and half hour...that was a sighting of my life!
Howard De Abreu - Suriname - Snipe on mangrove branches
A small colony of snipes sitting on a branchs of an mangrove tree
Alondra Carolina Alonso Roblero - Mexico - The open a new world
This photo was taken in Ventanilla, Oaxaca. on a boat tour around the area, where the inhabitants help with its restoration.
Suryansah - Indonesia - Biota Kepiting Laga
Kepiting laga keluar mencari makanan
Vimalan Magandran - Malaysia - Mangrove Fishing
Sea & River get connected at Mangrove Coastal - Time for Fishing
Luke Pounder - Trinidad & Tobago - Mother mangrove
A painting I did depicting the amazing views of Nariva Swamp overhead
Mayang Sari Takdir - Indonesia - We Are The Next Generation
We are the next generation will always protect our forests and our seas, because protecting them is the same as protecting our mother and our home
Steph Johnson - Australia - Mangrove art in Shark Bay (1)
Took this second photo on my morning walk 19th July -walking by the mangroves of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Photo not edited in any way - the beautiful art of nature
Sarita Emmanuel - Trinidad & Tobago - Carbon Storage-Carbon Extraction
Carbon sequestration is an important ecosystem function of mangroves. Ironically in the background at the Brighton Port (La Brea, Trinidad, W.I.) oil and gas extraction appliances are used to obtain our ancient carbon stores; fossil fuels. Human activities and the usage of fossil fuels then further worsen the climate crisis. Trinidad and Tobago also suffered an oil spill in Dec. 2013 at this same mangrove site.
Yus Rusila Noor - Indonesia - Mangrove is childhood's playing ground
Children are using healthy mangrove as their playing ground. Their memorable childhood attachment to the healthy mangrove might lead to their engagement on mangrove conservation and restoration initiative
Seacology - Colombia - Isla Grande mangrove tour
Local nature guides lead a canoe tour through the mangroves on Isla Grande, Rosario Islands, Colombia. © Seacology
Meg Wallace - USA - The pull of High Tide
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” John Muir
Chenee I. Salamanca - Philippines - Boat
I loView.
Jess Masham - Australia - Cairns Mangrove Boardwalk
Cairns Airport Boardwalk for visiting Tourists before it was shutdown.
Jacqui Dreessens - Australia - Breathing
Photo taken from the edge of the Barwon River, Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia. Sourcing inspiration for a new choreography called Mangroves from the Water
Poh Poh Wong - Indonesia - Reef, mangrove, beach - ideal protection
Combination of nearshore coral reefs, well established mangroves and sandy beach provides an ideal protection to the coastal communities. Always best to preserve mangroves.
Annie Guttridge - Bahamas - Protect Me
I spent hours standing in the same spot waiting for a shark to venture towards me, when finally my patience paid off and a lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) bold enough to approach decided to swim within a few feet, allowing me to capture this shot. The image title Protect Me was chosen for both the shark and the important mangroves they, along with an abundance of life, refuge within.
Willem Kolvoort - Seychelles - The roots of the red mangrove
The roots of the red mangrove in the mangroves along the Aldabra lagoon.
Frances Loke Wei - Singapore - Holding Fort
This scene was taken from Sungei Seletar mangroves, a site I had adopted in 2019 to conduct coastal cleanups and environmental education with the public. This tree reminds me that mangroves are resilient in the face and onslaught of urbanisation and development.
Catalin Chitu - Vietnam - Tra Su Mangrove Forest
Tra Su Mangrove Forest covers an area of approximately 850 hectares in An Giang province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. You can take speed boat and go trough a forest tunnel.
Frederick Asante - Sri Lanka - Pandanus sp
Pandanus is neither an associate nor a true mangrove. However, in Rekawa mangrove forest, these species cover most part of the forest. They density increases from the lagoon to the landward margin of the forest
A. Aldrie Amir - Malaysia - Strand and Suffocate
Plastic pollution or marine debris threatens mangroves by ways of creating unnecessary competition for seedling establishment, killing trees by scraping mangrove roots, promote pest infestation and feeding fish and marine faunas (and eventually humans) with microplastics. Stranded plastics literally suffocate mangroves!
Ramiro Arcos-Aguilar - Mexico - A mystic forest
In the middle of the night, mangroves are a mystic and mysterious place. A lot of different sounds emerge from different angles, giving away animals hiding between the branches. Marsh plants growing close by make this place look magical as they move with the small waves that have been weakened by the presence of mangrove trees. Behind the mangroves on the other side of the coast, you can observe the bright city lights that create a silhouette of the mangrove trees in the background. Mangroves offer unique landscapes that connect land and sea, making the dynamism of these habitats absolutely stunning.
Juhel laurent - France - Dérive
Mangrove de la Taupinière en Martinique. Phénomène "Mangrove" Algue Dunaliella salina
Carol Thorogood - Australia - Sneak Peak
This male fiddler crab is protected from predators by the matrix of mangrove pneumatophores.
Manuel Campos - Mexico - Laguna de Cristal
Sistema lagunar saludable y conservado con una comunidad de Nymphaea ampla D.C. y al fondo un pequeño bosque de Rhizophora mangle L.
Supratim Bhattacharjee - India - Honey Collector
July 15, 2015 : A fisherman is sailing through the dense forest on his boat in Sundarbans, India. The southern part of Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta is a common ground between India and Bangladesh. The Indian delta region stretches around 4000 sq.km approximately. It is covered with the biggest mangrove forest in the world containing 102 swampy islands, out of which only 52 are inhabited by humans. The people here largely depend on the natural resources of the area for their means of livelihood. Global warming is the prime threat to this region. One of the major reasons for this environmental emergency is deforestation. The illiterate, poor and ignorant islanders have vividly cut down bigger trees to collect wood for fuel. They also consider the wood for selling as it is a rich forest product with "Sundari" trees providing the finest variety of wood. Thus, the forest which earlier served as a buffer ground between the wild side of nature and life now has made the soil susceptible to water attacks. As the terror of the environment continues to rage in the form of devastating floods, intense storms, and torrential rains, this land is getting more prone to disaster. The increase in the level of erosion has added to the situation. Sundarbans is seeing 3.14 mm rise in sea levels every year. As the rise in sea levels increases, the salinity in water degrades soil quality causing reduced crop yield and food crisis. Drinking water is also getting increasing obscure here. Additionally, water has already devoured parts of Mousuni and Ghoramara Island. Predictions are saying that a large portion of Sundarbans' island will get submerged in the coming years.
Seacology - Sri Lanka - Kalpitiya replanting
A young girl helps her community replant mangroves in Kalpitiya Lagoon, Sri Lanka. © Sudeesa/Seacology
Oladiran Areo - Nigeria - Economic Benefits of Mangroves
Women in nearby communities go to the marshes to harvest shell fishes later to be sold at local markets.
Evan Landy - Singapore - Those who fish
I live within five minutes walk of one of Singapore's remnant patches of mangrove forest. Here, in Pasir Ris, in the North-east of the city, anglers and smooth-coated otters fish side by side. The otters can distinguish between fishermen and members of the public and are wary whenever the former are around. They have adapted to work around them and whilst the anglers outnumber them it is the otters, through their coordinated teamwork, who catch the bigger prizes each morning.
P. Ragavan - India - Characteristic of fauna of Mangroves
Uca crab of Mumabai Mangroves
Murray Cooper - Ecuador - Worlds tallest mangroves 1
Some of the worlds tallest mangroves in Cayapas-Mataje Reserve on the Pacific Coast of Ecuador
Mondal Falgoonnee Kumar - Bangladesh - Mother and Child
A mother spotted deer is feeding her child. She is frightened and cautious about the surroundings. The photo is taken from Kakta, Sundarbans.
Roshni Lodhia - Kenya - Pate Island
An aerial view of mangroves on Pate Island, Kenya. Pate Marine Community Conservancy (PMCC) rangers on Pate Island, Kenya, are tasked to patrol the mangrove areas for illegal mangrove logging.
Francisco Galvis Cardenas - Australia - Peaceful & Natural View
Tortuga Bay Mangroves show the beauty and endemism of the The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Darryl Hernandez - Trinidad & Tobago - Anhinga at the Mangrove Edge
Anhinga commonly referred to as the snake bird, Nariva Swamp, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Zsuzsanna Bagotai - Malaysia - Lunchtime
Location: Langkawi Date: October 2018
Heather A. Stewart - Panama - Underwater Forests
The aerial roots of Rhizophora mangle create a hidden microhabitat just beneath the water’s surface. Reaching down from the branches and trunk, these wooden fingers pierce through the water, stretching to the ocean floor, planting themselves when they reach solid ground. Sessile organisms known as epibionts, commonly consisting of sponges, tunicates, bivalves, anemones, and algae, cling to the roots feeding on particulates in the water. Fish and mobile invertebrates seek refuge in this forest of roots while others come to feast.
Morgan Bennett-Smith - Papua New Guinea - Coastal Community
Local boys gather in front of a small mangrove-associated outcropping along the coast of Papua New Guinea. Coastal ecosystems in Papua New Guinea rely on a community-based system of conservation and protection; the local people value their ecosystems and protect them as such. Photograph taken in 2019 in West New Britain, PNG.
Ady Kristanto - Indonesia - Mangrove Predator
Monitor lizard (varanus salvator) at this time its position in the mangrove forests of Jakarta is a major predator. This is because the hunt for bird of prey and snake species in the mangrove forest is very high and the position of the top predators in the food chain in the mangrove forests of Jakarta becomes empty, then this vacancy is filled by this monitor lizard.
Marah C. Culminas - Philippines - A Father's Love
This fisherman is off to catch some tasty mud crab using these handmade bamboo traps. Mangroves are an important source of our daily living through fisheries and ecotourism here in the Island of Siargao.
John Thorogood - Australia - Ambush
Striated heron waits in ambush, secreted by the tangle of river mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum) branches. Maroochydore River estuary, May 2020.
Amrito Chakraborty - India - Two in One
Most common deer species in India, Spotted Deer or in local language Chital. Sundarban mangrove is full of spotted deer due to sufficiency of food inside the forest. This dense mangrove forest have 102 islands, which spread across 4000 sq km. These deers can swim, cross large rivers to reach one island to another. The plentiful of spotted deer help to enhance the stable growth rate of famous Royal bengal Tiger in Sundarban.
Humberto Romero Uribe - Mexico - Threat
Wildlife surviving despite degradation of ecosystems
Horacio Mones - Brazil - Sereno son of Elias
we share all our activities with small groups of tourists twice a week
Japhet Kaadzo Tembo - Kenya - Mangrove and research
Net sets within Mangrove ecosystem along Mtwapa creek, Kenya to collect leaf litter fall to measure mangrove productivity and carbon stocks
Dandung Diadhesma Azhar - Indonesia - #Plantation
Come and see me
Berenice Alvarez Torres - Mexico - My new beginning
Mangroves in Rio Lagartos, Yucatan
Charan Raj - India - My true North
As a part of conservation, it's not only sufficient to safeguard the flora, the fauna also needs to be protected.This is one such nesting of a turtle at Andamans.
Mangrove tree planting at Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India
Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Rhizophora mangrove trees, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India
Subha Chakraborty - India - Livelihood in Mangrove
The local community based livelihood practice in mangrove regions over Andaman
Gabriel Altamirano Rocha - Mexico - Espejo de agua
A picture of the mangrove of Sontecomapan, Veracruz, México. This mangrove leads the community management in México, is an example of how the people can earn beneficts by taking care of the nature.
Derrick Muyodi - Kenya - Mangrove Seedlings Transport
A group of community members of Ganahola, Tudor Creek in Mombasa Kenya participate in large scale restoration of the degraded tudor creek in an effort to restore the creek. These young men have volunteered to run restoration projects as a team by potting seedlings and transporting them by boat to planting sites since the mud substrate is too thick to navigate by walking through.
Muhammad Amdad Hossain - Bangladesh - It's Photo Time
The photo taken from a beach of Chittagong city in bangladesh.
Carlos Eduardo Gomez - Dominican Republic - Mangroves are Home
This Vervain Hummingbird chose this mangrove to place its nest, the maglares are home to a great diversity of birds.
Sandra McCullough - Australia - Measuring mangrove biomass in the Daintree
A volunteer is shown how to measure a mangrove tree in an established tree plot, by tidal wetland ecologist and co-founder of MangroveWatch, Jock Mackenzie. Data collected will be used to calculate forest biomass, and compared against previous years' data to demonstrate forest biomass changes over time. Volunteers participate as part of a research and monitoring citizen science expedition organised by Earthwatch Australia. Research outcomes will contribute to improved management and conservation of the Daintree mangroves.
Sawlihim Bakar - Malaysia - Mangrove trees on the island of Borneo
The Malaysian government has gazetted a small island area in Sabah as a Marine Park
Janet Mueni - Kenya - Community Evolution
Changing the mindset of community members from destruction of mangrove ecosystems to restoration through the Adopt A Site Program, led by Ceriops Environmental Organization and Big Ship CBO as the project institutions
Feeroz Mohammed Mostafa - Bangladesh - Harmony
The river, inside of the Sundarbans, stretching into an infinite loop could be nature’s way of signalling that what goes around comes around; if we don’t protect them there will be a time when they won’t protect us.
V Jithin - India - The way leading to me
“Come to me, carefully step on my breathing roots and paint me on your leafy canvas with the shades of yellows and greens, you little fawn” A Chital (spotted deer - Axis axis) walking on the mangrove trail during dawn. Taken from Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India (NIKON D5300; 2020 February).
Emily Keen - USA - Mangroves from Above
From the tower overlook at Weedon Island, I enjoyed a beautiful morning's golden hour. This park is in a residential area and is an extremely popular place to fish, kayak, paddleboard, and enjoy nature.
Amna Abu - UAE - Between Land & Sea
Avicennia marina mangrove species during a very high tide at the interface of land & sea. Sea-level rise is the biggest threat to mangroves! Shot in Abu Dhabi Emirate.
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Chelle Blais - Bahamas - Seeking Refuge
A juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims into the surrounding mangrove forest. Juvenile lemon sharks use the mangrove habitat as a nursery ground, protecting them from predators as they slowly grow. They will remain in the nursery grounds until they are 4-5 years of age.
Rasolozaka Tojo - Madagascar - Community Mangrove restoration seen from the sky
Taken during the aerial surveillance campaign of Madagascar's Protected Areas in 2017, this photo represents the results of 10 years of restoration work carried out by a Community based organization in western Madagascar called "Soafitsanga". Before, there was very little mangrove in the area. Now it is a huge ecosystem that is a source of life for the community.
Alfonso Ortiz Montes - Colombia - Hidden Flowers
Sea sponges, mollusks and algae associated with submerged mangrove roots. These roots and invertebrates are important lining for larval and juvenile fish and other marine organisms. The network of mangrove roots acts as a nursery for early life stages of many organisms.
Steven Paton - Panama - Coming in for landing
Great Egret (Ardea alba) with fully outstretched wings comes in for a landing in front of the mangroves located on the edge of Panama City
Javier Herranz Casellas - USA - Cormorants with Miami in the background
The cormorants take advantage of any human construction near the water to rest and dry their feathers after each dive to find food, as in the remains of this old Key Biscaine pier that contrast with the Miami skyline in the background. Florida, USA.
Heritiana Alexis Randrianiaina - Madagascar - Mangrove Ecotourism
A boardwalk in the mangroves to showcase the presence of mangrove ecotourism, Southwest Madagascar.
Anita Kainrath - Bahamas - Nose to Nose
A juvenile lemon shark nose to nose with a schoolmaster snapper.
Juan Felipe Blanco-Libreros - Colombia - Scars of the past
Steady coastal erosion in Punta Coquitos (Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia) during more than a decade has left evident marks, both above and below water. Note the dark areas underwater as the evidence of mangrove tree upgrafting.
Musa Gesimba - Kenya - Research in Mangroves (3)
Comprehensive research on mangrove polychaete worm biology in Mtwapa, Kenya, has enabled its culturing to enhance the survival of established plantations.Capture of these worms often leads to damage on recently seeded mangrove plots.
Eswar Narayana - India - Invasive species- Sustainable Fishing Practices, Artisanal fishing the Fisher communities
Eichhornia crassipes an invasive species found in Coringa Mangroves, the density of the Eichhornia is high in some creeks which adversely effects the indigenous plant species by competing for nutrients, light and moisture. This photo was taken during field studies in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Jerry Chidi - Nigeria - Niger Delta Ecocide
The Niger Delta has the fourth largest mangrove forest in the world but this forest is shrinking at an alarming rate as a result of pollution from crude oil exploration and exploitation, overexploitation of mangrove resource and alien invasion. The rich biodiversity of the region is thus critically endangered and the fisher folks are mostly out of work as a result of declining fisheries. The situation is now being described as Niger Delta Ecocide.
K. Vijay Kumar - India - Natural Protector Mangroves
confluence of sea at krishnestuary at Gilkaladindi mangrove field station
Caroline Njeri - Kenya - Wasini Women's Board Walk
Wasini Women's Board Walk is a Community project set up to attract tourists,who help them earn an income through entrance fee. It's a learning place for visitors and locals,to understand the importance of conserving mangroves.
K Lynn McEver - USA - Red Mangrove, Indian River Intracoastal Waterway
Marine Discovery Center- Indian River Lagoon, learning boat tour.
Ansumana Darboe - Gambia - Local people planting mangrove to revive Gambian communities (3)
Communities in rural Gambia planting mangrove propagules on degraded former mangrove forest that have suffered degradation and removal.
Fredrick Mungai - Kenya - Mangrove planting by local community
The photo was taken during the annual mangrove replanting excercise, where the community committed to planting 4000 mangrove seedlings every year at degraded areas within the bay.
Jose Costa Miranda Junior - Brazil - Snack Time
The photo was taken at the "Lagoa da Jansen" State Park, located at the city of São Luís (capital of the Maranhão Province). It's a urban area, but the mangrove and it's wildlife still persists. The image brings a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron with a a small crab in its beak.
Mangrove ecosystem near the shore of northeastern Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Aerial view of coastal mangrove ecosystem in northeastern Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Elena Duduk - Singapore - Puzzle Roots
the intricate latticework of the mangrove roots
Courtney Blankenship - Honduras - Bridge The Gap
The village of Oakridge in Roatan, Honduras is built amongst the mangroves. This bridge connects neighbors with the mainland, bypassing the need for further mangrove distruction.
Reza Arizqi - Indonesia - Small house in a mangrove environment
in order to maintain the sustainability of mangroves in a sustainable manner, it is necessary to have concrete actions including establishing a place to monitor activities around the mangrove
Radhika Bhargava - India - Tapas
Tapas as a verb in Sanskrit means "ascetic practice voluntarily carried out to achieve spiritual power or purification" and as a noun means "ardour". The guy pictured is Tapas dada who is a boat operator and field guy in the forest department. But he is the true manifestation of his name. He knows the forests inside out, he lives in the degraded forest pictured behind him to gaurd the forest post. He is often the only person on the island and survives on the gifts of the river and the forest. Despite all his traditional and wilderness knowledge of the area, he is only employed as a caretaker of the boat or the forest post. I worked with him to measure the extent of erosion on Jambu Dweep in the Indian Sundarbans.
Muhammad Amdad Hossain - Bangladesh - A guava seller
The photo taken from a garden of Barisal city in bangladesh.
Ebuka Nwobi - Nigeria - There's enough to go round
Nypa fruticans seedlings in Kono creek, Niger Delta competing for space and nutrients in mangrove forests.
Benno Boeer - United Arab Emirates - Mangrove Flamingo
A flamingo takes off in the mangroves of Dubai creek.
Remmy Safari Shoka - Kenya - Students Fieldwork
Mangrove ecosystem offer educational services through research and field work and edutours. Students visit conservation centres to learn more on the ecology, key conservation and management aspects and have a practical experience in the field of mangrove conservation. Information generated from such activities is crucial in the conservation of the resource.
San San Htay - Myanmar - Protectors
Chain of Mangrove Stand in Wunbaik Reserve Mangrove Forest
Omogoriola Hannah - Nigeria - Rhizophora mangle showing its pop roots
Rhizophora mangle has special root system that support erosion and flooding
Kevin Foster - Trinidad & Tobago - the 'Genie's Lamp'
All photos taken in Caroni Swamp on the same morning of 2019. A few friends took a early morning tour with our guide Lester Nanan of Winston Nanan's Caroni Bird Sanctuary Tours. The main treat of that tour were the American Flamingos, who we were able to get very close to.
Derrick Muyodi - Kenya - Celebrating successful Restoration
A member of Ceriops environmental organization celebrating the successful growth of seedlings in a previously non responsive area, the area of about 15HA has been degraded for years, the growth of these seedlings show a positive response of the area to natural and assisted regeneration.
Ansumana Darboe - Gambia - Local people planting mangrove to revive Gambian communities
Communities in rural Gambia planting mangrove propagules on degraded former mangrove forest that have suffered degradation and removal.
Dhananjay Rawool - India - Man & mangrove interaction
We all know mangroves helps various animals for food and shelter, humans are not an exception for that or we can say humans learnt to use mangroves for their benefits. Above picture depicts use of mangroves as parking station for small boats.
Daniel Tjongari - Indonesia - The beauty
The location of the growth of the mangrove has been hit by a tsunami a few years ago precisely in the western coast of Java island. But look at the mangrove continues to grow firmly, it is always faithful to protect our oceans from eviction of sea water.
I Made Yunarta - Indonesia - Kepiting Uca Berasosiasi dengan Mangrove
Mangrove menyimpan banyak spesies hewan seperti burung, kepiting, ular dan lain lain. Kepiting uca adalah kepiting yang hidup di area mangrove (hutan bakau) bersembunyi pada lumpur sebagai rumahnya. Mangrove sendiri adalah tempat berlindung sanga aman bagi habitat kepiting uca ini.
Andre Soza - Brazil - High Tide
A boy climbs the trunk to watch the tide.
Benjamín Castillo Elías - Mexico - Bird nesting area in the mangrove
Bird nesting area in the mangrove swamp of the Nuxco lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico
Zsuzsanna Bagotai - Malaysia - The Ultimate Carbon Sink
Location: Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve Date: January 2019
Tanvi Gautama - India - The Carers
I took this photograph on a group walk through Mumbai's Marine and Bio Diversity Centre. While learning about the mangroves flora; in the field were the locals of Maharashtra, tending to the mangroves. I photographed this because it fascinated me how such strong mangrove roots received such tender loving care.
Anil T Prabhakar - Indonesia - The Soul of Nature
Mangroves are expert carbon scrubbers,mangroves pack away carbon faster than terrestrial forests. Every year they hoard some 42 million tons, roughly equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of 25 million cars. So Mangrove Forest conservation is most important revolution has to happened for better purified atmosphere for all of us.
