Reposted from Mongabay.com, originally published on 8 November 2022. Photo by Mongabay.
- In 2021, the Global Mangrove Alliance, a consortium of NGOs, published “The State of the World’s Mangroves,” the first snapshot study compiled from satellite imagery intended to provide an up-to-date record of global mangrove forest cover.
- The second installment of the report, published in September, draws on improved and updated maps.
- The report shows a decline in the overall rate of mangrove loss and outlines concrete actions to halt the loss for good and help mangroves begin regaining ground.
RELEVANT SUSTAINABLE GOALS
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Halting mangrove loss
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Restore the tide to restore the mangroves
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The importance of wetlands mapping
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The value of mangrove information sharing
Banner image: Mangroves in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Image by The Ocean Agency / Ocean Image Bank.
Citations:
The State of the World’s Mangroves 2022. (2022). Retrieved from Global Mangrove Alliance website: are restoring mangrove cover without planting a single tree
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