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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Nataly Gutierrez Isaza - Mexico - Color shades of nourishment
Mangroves are a storeroom of marine ecosystems. In them, the organic matter is breakdown and the nutrients are available for several organisms. Here we can appreciate layers of nutrients and a green canopy contributing to mangroves productivity.
Ulrich Saint-Paul - Indonesia - Pollution
Wonorejo Mangrove Ecotourism, Java
Jeyanny Vijayanathan - Malaysia - Sediment sampling from the mangrove mudflats for research
The image shows our team sampling at the mudflats which is cordoned off with wavebreakers. The major threat is the confounding effects of moving cargo ships at the straits that may produce pollution, spillage and heavy wave currents that may cause mangroves to erode.
Arghyadeep Das - India - The King of Mangroves
This is the dominant male of the Indian part of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The mangrove tigers are excellent swimmers and can swim through fast waters through ease.
Mario A. Cudiamat - Philippines -Gleaning amidst the complex Rhizophora
Butog, a seven year-old boy, explores the complex Rhizophora-dominated mangrove forest stand to glean mollusks for his family's dinner for the day.
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
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
David Tipling - Seychelles - The Tour
Tour group explore Red mangrove forest on St Francois Atoll, Seychelles
Siraj Paruk - South Africa - Connecting children with nature
The Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is gem within the bustling City of Durban where communities living in a highly urbanised environment can connect with nature.
Rodrigo Lazo - Venezuela - Juvenile red-footed booby
Studying booby breeding areas in Archipelago Los Roques National Park mangroves we found this friendly juvenile
Jorge Moisés Herrera R. - Panama - Alimentos en el Manglar
Una Garceta Nívea (Egretta thula) al igual que muchas otras especies de garzas utilizan los manglares para buscar su alimento, aquí en la Reserva Natural Punta Patiño en la provincia de Darién.
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.
John Alex - Ecuador - Voces del manglar
La marea golpea en los arboles, las hojas se estremecen con el viento, mas el cantar de las aves marinas forman un melodioso coro que al cerrar tus ojos seguro escucharas, son las voces del manglar.
José Jorge Ubico Koose - Guatemala - Saving an endangered sea turtle
After being rescued this endangered sea turtle was released in an unique place in the world where thousands of green sea turtles comes to eat from an red algae which is surrounded by many species of mangroves.
Andre Soza - Brazil - High Tide
A boy climbs the trunk to watch the tide.
Jason-Marc Mohamed - Trinidad & Tobago - Sundowner
Scarlet Ibis and a few egrets roosting in the safety of a mangrove island .
San San Htay - Myanmar - Protectors
Chain of Mangrove Stand in Wunbaik Reserve Mangrove Forest
Mikhail Kapychka - Thailand - Night
Mangrove plants in the Gulf of Thailand against the background of night green lights of fishing boats. Thailand
Hani - Bahrain - Mangrove Roots
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Debbie Howard - Ecuador - Nesting Frigate Bird
A male Frigate Bird with his throat sac fully inflated, sits on his nest in the mangroves in the Galapagos Islands.
Maria Janet q. Akip - Philippines - Attraction
Fruit bearing mangroves help attract wildlife to hatch and lay new species.
Amanda Galek - USA - Roots and smiles
Say Mang
Unsika Peduli Mangrove - Indonesia - Mangrove with the blue sky
Mangrove conservation photos taken from a central point featuring mature mangroves combined with a blue sky. Before the mangrove plants are planted directly before spacing in another plants, first it seedbed is done. The purpose of the seedbed is to the mangrove seeds can grow optimally. The combination of green and blue color shows a beautiful photo. This photo is focused on the mangroves themselves which give a peaceful impression.
Le Minh Tuan - Indonesia - Blue and Green
Sky always blue and Mangrove always green
John Thorogood - Australia - Ambush
Striated heron waits in ambush, secreted by the tangle of river mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum) branches. Maroochydore River estuary, May 2020.
Shane Gross - United States - Home in the Mangroves
In 2017 Puerto Rico was hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria just 2 weeks apart. Mangroves are the best known defense against large storm surge. This area in the southwest was one of the few areas that fared well, partly because of the healthy mangroves.
Sandeep Sasidharan - India - Golden eye
The golden eye of a Saltwater Crocodile; click from Sundarbans, India
Pallavi Laveti - India - A Fishing Cat with a taste for snake
This is a Habitat shot of a Fishing Cat in the thick of Mangroves exhibiting a behaviour that is less known. The fishing cat, contrary to what its name indicates also feeds on other mangrove fauna. Fishing cats eat more than just fish. Their diet includes eels, rodents and even reptiles like the dog-faced water snake, as is seen in the picture here. This cat had literally fished out the snake that was trapped in a fishing net along the banks of the mangroves and this image was clicked as it looked back coyly with its easy meal.
Mayang Sari Takdir - Indonesia - 'Fruit' Of Mangrove
Tambelo is one of the sources of protein available in mangrove forests, and is also one of the "fruits" of mangroves in addition to fish, crabs, and shrimp. no mangroves, no Tambelo
Fakhrizal Setiawan - Indonesia - Planting mangrove
Ranger staff teach a girl how to planting mangrove
Musa Gesimba - Kenya - Research in Mangroves (2)_1280
A mangrove polychaete worm widely used for fish bait in artisanal fisheries.
Manuel Campos - Mexico - La invasión de las bromelias
Una Comunidad de Tillandsia utriculata L. Creciendo sobre las raíces de un bosque de Rhizophora mangle.
Harsh Ganapathi - India - Floast and grab
Fishers in Muthupet use a unique technique to catch fish called groping. Here they enter the water and use their hands to catch the fish and collect them in the pot. They use the pot and a tube to float on water.
Aimee Cooper - Australia - NT Mangroves
The Northern Territory, Australia has a lot to offer including so much beautiful untouched land. How amazing are these mangroves!
Rachel M DiPietro - USA - Reflection
The Tricolored Heron was one of many birds once hunted for their plumes in the Everglades and Florida Keys. Now rebounded thanks to bird conservation laws, it can be found in large mixed wading bird flocks in both freshwater and saltwater, with mangroves providing important rookery sites for the birds. It is an active feeder that often runs after prey through the shallows, but I appreciated this one taking it slow and providing a smooth reflection of both itself and the surrounding mangroves in a pool behind the Florida Keys Wild Bird Santuary in Tavernier.
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.
Emily Keen - USA - Green Iguana in the Mangrove
A beautiful but invasive Green Iguana in the mangroves on Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys.
Iskandar Haka - Indonesia - Since the Early Introduction of Mangrove
through our children we must provide an understanding of the sustainability of mangroves
Anita Greeck - Australia - Still standing!
After observing this beautiful pod for 14 days it seems to find it roots....will it get to the age of 700 years? I really hope so...It already looks so gracious on the mudflats.
Seacology - Sri Lanka - Kalpitiya replanting
A young girl helps her community replant mangroves in Kalpitiya Lagoon, Sri Lanka. © Sudeesa/Seacology
Samson Obiene - Kenya - A world without mangroves
Mangrove degradation along the Gazi Bay landing site has led ocean encroachment destroying coconut plantations along the beach. For about two years, however, this single coconut tree has stood defiant of the strong intertidal waves of Gazi Bay which constantly dig into its roots, deterring its growth.
Thadshajiny Kandasamy - Sri Lanka - Peaceful
Eight-month progress update from our restoration efforts
Sarah Griffiths - Panama - What lies beneath
Mangroves are known best for the ecosystem they form on land. But where mangroves meet the sea, they support a dazzling array of species below the waves too. Here, prop roots of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, have been colonised by colourful sponges, oysters, barnacles, anemones, polychaete worms, tunicates, algae and more.
Sinar Pagi Sektiana - Indonesia - Never Give Up
never give up conserving mangroves.
Mark Hart - Belize - Mexican parrot snake
Marco Gonzalez is a Maya archaeological site on the southern tip of Ambergris Caye off the coast of Belize. It formed part of the Maya people’s network of production and trade in salt between the Yucatan peninsula and the coast from approximately 300 B.C. to 1250 A.D. The site is currently surrounded by mangroves and the Mexican parrot snake here temporarily blocked the boardwalk into the site.
Zsuzsanna Bagotai - Malaysia - Enjoying the Moment
Location: Langkawi Date: October 2018
Francisco Galvis Cardenas - Australia - Galapagos Marine Iguana & Mangroves
Galapagos marine iguana surrounded by mangroves and black lava rocks. They are unique creatures in the Archipelago.
Ngaio Bowthorpe - Madagascar - A lone mud crab fisher
In Ambanja, northwest Madagascar, mud crab fishers spend most of their time on the water fishing to earn an income © Louise Jasper, Blue Ventures
Joseph-Alexandre Gérald - France - South America exist inside the Mangrove
I saw the Latin American continent draw in the mangrove. Taken in Martinique, in the city called Le Diamant in the Taupiniere Mangrove.
Regina Kolzenburg - Tanzania - The fight against changing oceans
These mangrove trees were once part of a bigger forest reaching out in the ocean. Due to anthropogenic interference and mainly sea level rise, these trees are the last ones standing fighting the battle against climate and environmental changes.
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.
Shen Yan Liow - Singapore - Mangrove pit viper
This is my lucky day! This shy mangrove pit viper often hangs over just like another branch among the dense mangrove. The young vipers are small snakes but are a more vivid purple colour than the adults, making it extra hard but extra rewarding to spot them. They are listed as 'endangered' on the red list of threatened animals of Singapore.
Bremley Lyngdoh - Myanmar - Next generation of mangrove rangers
Boy wearing mangrove for life T shirt at Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park after training to become the next generation of mangrove rangers.
P. Ragavan - India - Flowers with Pollinators
Male Flower of Excoeacria agallocha
Zaheer Iqbal - Bangladesh - Sundarban mangrove Biodiversity
Nypa fruiticans palms along the canal of Sundarban.
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.
Bhavesh Ishwarlal Thakkar - India - Bird Fight
Same place at Seawoods wetland at new mumbai, big builders are eyeing this place for development but need to be conserved for migratory birds
Karina Scavo Lord - Belize - Mangrove Coral Assemblage
A diverse coral community growing on red mangrove prop roots.
Kottie Christie-Blick - Bangladesh - Who's There!
Rhesus macaques are always on the lookout for Bengal tigers in the mangrove forests of The Sundarbans, Bangladesh.
Aishath Shifa Shafeeg - Cambodia - Paddling through 'Cambodia's beating heart'
The floating village in the Cambodian Mangrove is a sight worth visiting. You see children using various items as floats, taking boats to go to school and swimming in these water. Here, you'll witness everyday life in this charming community.
Mikhail Kapychka - Thailand - Morning
Mangrove plants in the Gulf of Thailand. Thailand
Abel Kiprono - Kenya - Mangrove Nursery Establishment
"Miko Pamoja" translated to mangroves together, is a community based organization, and one of the first blue carbon project in the world. Its mandate is conservation and restoration of degraded and lost mangrove sites in Gazi bay. In order to meet the requirement for the payment of carbon credits from the voluntary markets, Mikoko Pamoja group has to meet their annual requirement by planting 4,000 seedlings of mangrove in their designated reforestation site in Gazi bay. The image shows part of the Mikoko Pamoja team establishing a mangrove nursery to raise mangrove seedlings at Gazi bay in the year 2018.
Levis Sirikwa - Kenya - Adopt-A-Site Model (Mangrove Planting)
The very first stakeholder engagement of Adopt-A-Site model entails mangrove planting in an identical mangrove degraded site. The sites are named after the specific stakeholder who supported the mangrove planting.
Dhaval B. Waghela - India - Mangroves of Mumbai
The picture was captured on 26th January 2020 at Gorai creek in the beautiful evening spreading the colours of joy on Mangrove forest.
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.
Ron Cranwell - Indonesia - Harbor or forest
Small bay on the northwest coast of Bali. One lone mangrove tree survives among the fishing boats. This whole bay use to be mangroves. We are replanted them with the support of the fisherman.
Veri Ana Kristin Sagala - Indonesia - Penanaman Mangrove di Dusun Tangkolak, Desa Sukakerta, Kabupaten Karawang
Penanaman di di Dusun Tangkolak, Desa Sukakerta, Kabupaten Karawang dilaksanakan untuk memperingati hari Mangrove Sedunia tahun 2019 yang diselenggarakan oleh dua Dosen Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang yaitu satu dari Fakultas Pertanian yaitu Bapak. Drs. Slamet Abadi., M.Si. dan satu dari Dosen Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan yaitu Bapak. H. Nana Suryana Nasution, S.Pd., M.Pd. yang dibantu oleh beberapa mahasiswa Fakultas Pertanian dan Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Penanaman di di Dusun Tangkolak, Desa Sukakerta, Kabupaten Karawang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan rasa peduli masyarakat setempat agar dapat lebih memperhatikan ekosistem disekitaran pantai tersebut dan dapat menumbuhkan rasa antusisas untuk menanam mangrove dikalangan milenial dan generasi Z karena mangrove merupakan vegetasi yang memiliki keunikan tersendiri serta tanaman yang dapat menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem dibumi dan tanaman sebagai mitigasi bencana seperti peredam gelombang dan badai, pelindung abrasi pantai, gelombang pasang, tsunami, penahan sedimentasi, mencegah intrusi air laut dan menetralkan pencemaran air meski pada batasan tertentu.
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
K Irfan Ali - India - Salty
Saltwater crocodile
Vidyasagar Hariharan - India - The real Man vs Wild aka Live and Let Live
Every year during winter thousands of lesser and greater flamingos migrate to the financial capital of India, Mumbai and stay till the onset of the monsoon in June. The growing population has meant that man has occupied every inch of land available. the remaining wetlands are under threat. here flamingos are seen feeding in a wetland lake adjoining the mangroves and highrises in the suburb of Navi Mumbai. the reflection of the buildings is a grim testimony of the struggle and loss of habitat these birds are facing.
Andrew McInnis - Micronesia - Connected Ecosystems
Kosrae has some of the most extensive mangrove ecosystems in Micronesia, which are connected to adjacent seagrass meadows and coral reefs.
Charan Raj - Sri Lanka - Yes, I monitor!
It was quite a sight to witness this reptile in a mangrove forest.
Paul Brooke - USA - Propagules
Mangrove propagules are amazing in their ability to disperse, floating sometimes long distances to establish new mangroves. I often find them kilometers from shore, bobbing around.
Jackie Mullen - Senegal - Photosynethesis and salinity
Checking photosynthesis rate.
Omogoriola Hannah - Nigeria - Man and Mangrove
Man searching for mangrove associated food like mangrove crabs perwinkles and oysters
Jacob J Bukoski - Thailand - For You
A mangrove flower for you.
S.A.D.J. Amal Priyankara - Sri Lanka - Way to Heaven
Ridding to Heaven
Chenee I. Salamanca - Philippines - Tree More To Go
Three more left. Tree more to go.
Danilo Jefferson Romero - Brazil - Sky above mangrove
A natural clearing of Rhizophora mangrove forest in Pará State, Brazil
Mondal Falgoonee 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.
Arghyadeep Das - India - Mudskipper
Mudskippers, unlike other fishes are able to survive on land with ease.
Peggy Pixley - USA - Pacific Reef Heron
A Pacific Reef Heron waiting around for fish, photographed where the mangrove fresh water meets salt water. Located at American Memorial Park, Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Dhananjay Rawool - India - Coast Guards on Duty
Mangroves are guards of coastline they provide essential safe buffer zone to coast and beyond coast activities, they help in keeping soil intact.This wall of walking mangroves photographed at Andaman islands which highlights mangrove role in protecting Coasts.
Randriamanga Rindra - Madagascar - The mangrove reflection in the morning
When the Mangrove Reflection shows its beauty in the morning at high tide
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
Ebuka Nwobi - Nigeria - I will be restored
Naturally regenerating mangrove stands in the Niger Delta after disturbance from wood harvesting and imminent invasive species threat.
Willem Kolvoort - Seychelles - Young mangrove plants in shallow water
Young mangrove plants grow here from the kneeroots of the mangroves in the mangrove forest along the bank of the Aldabra lagoon.
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Evaluación del desarrollo del mangle achaparrado para proponer estrategias de conservación
Benjamín Castillo Elías - Mexico - Pink tinted ecosystem
Impressive pink water flow from a mangrove area in the Nuxco lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico.
Jacob J Bukoski - Thailand - Where is my DBH?
Not going to lie, this tree was a pain.
Putri Selaras - Indonesia - Mangrove sebagai objek penelitian
Mangrove menjadi bagian penting bagi sebuah pulau. Mangrove harus dijaga dan dibudidayakan untuk mencegah abrasi pantai yang semakin mengikis pulau, terutama pulau bengkalis.
Sankara Vel. V - India - Resources for Humans
Traditionally, the mangroves used as firewood and charcoal. The mangrove trees themselves provide fuel, medicines,tannins, dyeing, leather production and wood for building houses and the construction of dwellings, furniture and boats.
Howard De Abreu - Suriname - Some flamingo near their nesting ground. The birds use the mangrove trees to make their nest.
Some flamingo near their nesting ground. The birds use the mangrove trees to make their nest.
Rachel M DiPietro - USA - That Doesn't Belong Here!
Can you imagine mangroves growing in the middle of a cypress dome?! That's exactly what I found on a backcountry hike near Pa-Hay-Okee in Everglades National Park. As sea levels rise, mangroves are advancing further inland with the saltwater, and now even mature trees are being found integrated into cypress domes and hardwood hammocks much farther north than usual. This photo gives testament not only to the resiliency of mangroves and the challenge they face in adapting quickly to the rising tides, but also the threat the mangroves signal to freshwater ecosystems with a low tolerance for salinity. With the Everglades already on life support, mangroves could become the majority habitat for an area projected to be mostly underwater in a matter of decades.
Levis Sirikwa - Kenya - Adopt-A-Site (Livelihoods)
Finally, Adopt-A-Site integrates mangrove conservation with livelihoods. The main objective is to reduce illegal logging (as a means of livelihoods) by providing alternative livelihoods like mangrove bee keeping.Bee keeping motivates the community to conserve the mangrove forests since it provides mangrove honey and other bee products as an alternative source of livelihoods.
Zulkifli Mangkau - Indonesia - The Story of Edi and Acil, the Mangrove Swordsman from Lambangan
Edi (36) is a resident of Lambangan village, Pagimana sub-district, Luwuk-Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi. His daily work as a fisherman, and all his activities related to the sea. In addition to being a fisherman, Edi is now actively involved in the mangrove conservation program in the Lambangan Village. Acil (2) the youngest child, he always follows wherever Eddie goes, from fishing in the sea to planting mangroves and monitoring him every day. Edi as a fisherman from Lambangan Village who also holds the control as chairman of the Sustainable Rescue Zone for the coastal area, including the maintenance and conservation of mangroves. Edi's involvement in maintaining mangrove sustainability is an effort to protect the mangrove ecosystem in Lambangan Village. Before Edi stepped down and was involved in preserving mangroves in Lambangan village, he was one of the villagers who often took mangroves without thinking about the impacts caused in the future. Edi takes whatever he wants for his daily needs; both used as a fence, wood for building houses or used as firewood for cooking needs. Besides Eddie, the Lambangan community also helped expand the behavior of taking mangroves as building material or used as a fence in front of the house. But over time, Edi began to recognize the mangrove empowerment program in coastal areas which became the main focus of the environmental NGO Advocacy for Natural Resource Management (Japesda) based in Gorontalo. Dominating mangroves in the village of Lambangan are Cheriops Tagal mangroves which are often taken by the community to be used in their board needs. Edi began to realize that the existence of mangroves is very valuable for fishermen, for example Edi illustrates, if sea water rises again then the fishermen no longer need to go to sea far from the shoreline, close enough in the mangrove area we can already get fish for consumption. Edi began to take out the behavior of collecting mangroves and until now Edi has consistently maintained his zone of rescue with his youngest son, Acil. Acil became a friend and colleague of Eddie in monitoring the growth rate of mangrove seedlings that he had planted with residents around, Thursday (4/7/2019). However, Edi's journey to become a mangrove activist did not go smoothly, he had encountered one problem The event began with a village priest who wanted to build a pond in the mangrove conservation area that he was guarding, but by agreement of the residents they refused the pond development initiative. Because it can damage the ecosystem around the mangrove, this attitude of refusal is because it has been stated in the Perdes (Village Regulation) that they have discussed and determined at the village government level regarding mangrove maintenance and its sustainability. With the presence of mangroves and continuing to maintain their existence, residents in the village of Lambangan believe and hope, the behavior of conservation of mangroves will have a positive impact for them going forward, and for their future generations. "The most important is the generation of Acil and our other children," said Edi.
Philip Martins - Australia - Kidneys of the Coast
The Daintree region in far north Queensland is widely recognised as Australia's exotic wet tropic wilderness region. The Daintree river is home to dozens of endemic species of mangrove that play a crucial role in protecting the Great Barrier Reef from storms, floods and filtering run off - earning them the very apt title of 'kidneys of the coast'. Without these mangroves, the reef would simply not exist as we know it today. The value of healthy ecological mangrove communities is documented the world over but the destruction of these iconic natural ecosystems continues unabated. Exponential population pressure is one of the primary causes of this destruction and the survival and sustainability of these precious mangrove ecosystems is critical.
Pravin Balakrishnan - India - Mangroves & a soaring cumulus column
The magnificent mangroves at Sanpada Navimumbai in India are under threat from the builders lobby. Here they bask in glorious sunshine under a soaring cumulus column.
Horacio Mones - Brazil - Elias pescando Sirís com um Munzua artesanal
we have a Mangrove day tour that share a journey with the Mangrove fisherman Elias
Willem Kolvoort - Seychelles - Black spot snappers in the shallow mangrove area
Black spot snappers hide under the branches and leaves of the mangroves. A young shoot grows from a mangrove kneeroot to the watersurface. Aldabra lagoon.
Jane Mae Ibanez - Philippines - A wetlands warrior and the mangroves
Having a tour on the mangroves forest
Jacqui Dreessens - Australia - As above, so below
Lake Connewarre, Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia. Photo taken while sourcing inspiration for a new choreography called Mangroves from the Water
Catalin Chitu - Vietnam - Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest Wildlife
Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest (Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve) is a wetland located 40 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Can Gio Mangrove Forest have been described as the "green lungs" of Ho Chi Minh City. The Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest is also home to more than 1000 monkeys. Sometimes you can even get a glimpse of maternal love or caring for each other.
Musa Gesimba - Kenya - Research in Mangroves
A team of research scientists at Kwetu Training center sampling Polychaete worms in Mangroves of Mtwapa Kenya.
Carmen Danae - Dominican Republic - Mangle de Plastico 3
Plastic Pollution is a serious issue that is affecting mangrove forests around the world. This mangrove forest is a Ramsar convention recognized wetland and "protected" National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Omogoriola Hannah - Nigeria - Mangrove and dredging activities
Alot of economic activities that surround mangrove ecosystem are threats to them such as dredging, agriculture and industrialization.
Ian Lockwood - Bangladesh - Pneumatophores, Sundaban_1280
Pneumatophores in the Bangladesh Sundarban. These aerial roots are a key feature of the mangrove ecosystem in a physical environment defined by changing tides, saline water and waterlogged soil.
Ricci Shryock - Guinea-Bissau - Environmental Balance in the Bijagos - Ndira and Teresa and oysters in the mangroves
The Bijagós archipelago is a group of 88 mangrove and palm-fringed islands and islets off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The islands are a unique biosphere, and many of its areas are also considered sacred by the Bijagos community, and are therefore protected by the communities from overdevelopment. Amid the mangroves of Bubaque island, women form groups to gather oysters from the mangroves. The oysters are then sold or sometimes used in traditional ceremonies. Pictured here, Ndira Lopes, 22, and Teresa Jaoquim, 39, pose for a portrait as they wade through water during low tide to look for oysters.
Krystyna Powell - USA - The Little Guy
Mangroves provide habitat, food, and nursery grounds for a wide range of marine fauna. Check out this juvenile squid hanging out in the red mangrove roots. This photo was taken in Miami, FL.
Philip Martins - Australia - Mangroves of Stony Creek Backwash
It's quite an eerie experience to be hanging around shooting in this industrial part of West Melbourne late at night but the contrast between urban structure and nature makes it so worthwhile. Stony Creek Backwash is really a special place, a real hidden gem in my opinion. The contrast of this massive concrete structure, Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, Australia's 5th longest Bridge and at its peak standing 58 mtrs high, with the murmur of traffic flowing overhead, surrounded by Victoria's only species of Mangrove, the White Mangrove (Avicennia marina var. australasica) and home to a variety of Australian native birdlife, makes for surprisingly a calm, peaceful and tranquil experience.
Mariam Ali Fadhil - Kenya - Nursery establishment by local community
The local community are engaged in the activity of nursery establishment under the help and guidance of the Ceriop research organisation and Big Ship Community Based Organisation. The nurseries were raised with the objectives of; demonstrating mangrove nursery techniques to the local community and storage of propagules to replace lost saplings in the afforestation plots.
Mario A. Cudiamat - Philippines - Woman in the Mangroves
Thesbe is a coastal dweller living near the mangroves. She also takes part in the conservation of mangroves in the community-managed forest through sharing her time as volunteer-science teacher.
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.
Emily Keen - USA - Golden Hour with the Mangroves
I took this photo in the Florida Keys during golden hour one evening. These mangroves help nurture a healthy community of diverse wildlife. Around them, I spotted sharks, countless Upside-down Jellyfish, Key West Grunts, Mangrove Snappers, breeding pairs of Horseshoe Crabs, Needlefish, Giant Land Crabs, a Mangrove Snake, and a Green Iguana (invasive).
Vimalan Magandran - Malaysia - Lets Boating at Mangrove
The boat is parked in the waters of Mangrove Coastal Area as for mangrove conservation & fishing
Komail Naqvi - Pakistan - The Current Disconnect
The mangroves around Karachi's coastline are a gift of nature in place to protect from storms, cyclones, tsunamis, and floods.
Lauren Hardiman - Australia - Sunset over Mangroves
Taken in the Daintree, Queensland, Australia. Taken with a Samsung Phone.
Mario A. Cudiamat - Philippines - A mother's story of mangroves with her grandson
Lola Marilyn (Lola is a Filipino term for grandmother) shares her laugh with her grandson, Butog, while she paddles along the mangrove forest. She has been gleaning mollusks for almost four decades and sharing her experiences with her grandson reflects her passionate feelings and gladness in the mangroves.
Murray Cooper - Ecuador - Worlds tallest mangroves 1
Some of the worlds tallest mangroves in Cayapas-Mataje Reserve on the Pacific Coast of Ecuador
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.
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.
Gabriel Altamirano Rocha - Mexico - Hogar del cangrejo
A tiny mangrove carb hidding from us in an aereal root of the red mangrove
Hani - Bahrain - MangroveForests
Mangrove
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.
Kay Wells - USA - Sunrise Mangrove Trio
Mangroves at sunrise at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Florida
Rosalina Perdomo - Ecuador - Flamenco en islas Galápagos
En una de las islas Galápagos este flamenco aprovecha la cercanía del manglar para buscar comida.
Nilangee Kiran More - India - Only Path
Water is only mode of commuting for this people. Men or women they have to row
I Made Yunarta - Indonesia - Memanfaatkan Habitat Mangrove untuk Pangan
Hutan bakau atau mangrove memiliki manfaat yang banyak bagi masyrakat sekitarnya. karena meiliki kekayaan potensi pangan didalamnya. Seperti contoh foto yang saya ambil yaitu untuk mencari kerang yang terdapat pada habitat mangrove tidak hanya itu sebagai pencari ikan juga.
Nilangee Kiran More - India - Mangrove Pitta_
Beautyful Gem of Mangrove...hard to find, difficult and painful search for him but worth it when you see this beauty forget all pain
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.
Pallavi Laveti - India - Deer Mangroves, Thank you!
This image was clicked in the mangroves of Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Eastern India. Spotted Deers are usually found in herds of about 25 individuals and form a significant prey base in these mangroves for the areas biggest land predator - the Bengal Tiger.
Shureen Faris Abdul Shukor - Philippines - A dip in Aloguinsan
A local was seen taking a swim in the pristine Bojo River in Aloguinsan, Cebu during a hot sunny day.
Hanjar Mulya - Indonesia - Trash Hero of the last Mangrove
look the few mangove in north java, Indonesia. mangroves have become natural fortresses from coastal floods that bring trash to the mainland. he tightly grasped garbage as a form of caring for humans
Rishi Goordial - Trinidad & Tobago - Cocoi Heron at Daybreak
the Cocoi Heron is a majestic wader rarely seen in Trinidad and Tobago. Here a healthy specimen is captured catching the morning sun.
Faraaz Abdool - Trinidad & Tobago - Showtime
A male fiddler crab beckons nearby females using his oversized claw, in the short window of time during the low tide.
Muhammad Amdad Hossain - Bangladesh - It's Photo Time
The photo taken from a beach of Chittagong city in bangladesh.
Santanu Majumdar - India - The mangrove queen
The mangrove queen- The Indian Sundarbans forest was closed for 3 months for lockdown. Also there was a devastating cyclone "Amphan" in between. The forest reopened post lockdown and post cyclone "Amphan" on 15th June. I rushed to Sundarbans on 15th June itself for a week to check the impact on the forest post this cyclone. During this period mine was the only boat in the entire forest. As there was a significant risk of corona, other tourists avoided the visit. On the first 5 days I got most of the other animals and birds commonly seen in Sundarbans but not even a single pug mark of the mighty tiger. We were a little bit tense for this. Back in 2009 a similar cyclone "Aila" cost many lives of the animals. Finally on the 6th day we spotted this tigress. A much relief for us. Though I have many tiger encounters in Sundarbans, this will always be special to me, as this was the first tiger sighting post the cyclone and 3 months lockdown.
Kottie Christie-Blick - Bangladesh - Fishing and Life Inextricably Tied Together
Fishing in the mangrove waterways of The Sundarbans provides a livelihood for many Bangladeshis.
Ari Karlin - USA - Uninvited Settlement
A plastic bottle which was most likely thrown out by a tourist is covered in green algae and floats near a densely packed group of mangroves with crabs and other small creatures nearby.
Burt Jones - Indonesia - Archerfish and reflection in mangrove system
The area surrounding the Nampale Islands off NW Misool Island in West Papua, Indonesia is home to a mangrove system which has clear water on the incoming tide. The area is known as the Blue Water Mangroves. Sheltering near and amongst the mangrove roots archerfish are frequently found
Kazuyo Nagahama - Japan - Landscape of Mangroves in Japanese Island
It is Amami in South part of Japan, where is one pf last place, full of old mangroves since before WWII. We were most excited to go to inside of mangrove forest.
Manuel Campos - Mexico - Manglares en Peligro
Un bosque de Rhizophora mangle L. se ve amenazado por la contaminación industrial.
Mamadou Aliou Diallo - Guinea - Digue de ceinture protégeant la mangrove
Des riziculteurs marchant sur une digue de protection de la mangrove à Katfoura, localité des îles Tristao. Prise le 6 avril 2020
Marisol Estrada - Mexico - Chasing after the last rays of Sun
A flock of flamingoes flying low around the mangrove, chasing after the last rays of Sun.
Norarsikin Ma'akim - Malaysia - Me and Myself
One of the active forest types in Malaysia is the Mangrove Forest. Mangrove forests are the most productive and unique ecosystem. This is because the Mangrove Forest is able to grow and adapt under high salt water conditions.
Hans Alois Schaeffer Niemann - Brazil - Lightshow
Image of mystery broken by sunrays
Melora - USA - Mangroves
Bird
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
Mondal Falgoonee Kumar - Bangladesh - Life in Sundarbans
A large number of fishermen depend on Sundarbans for their livelihood. This Photo is taken from Harbaria, Sundarbans. A group of fishermen are going for fishing.
Jamila Janna - South Africa - Travelling Trio
Snails on trunk of a mangrove species in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
