Gallery 0 Results Reset All Close This photo shows a mangrove located in Morro de São Paulo in the state of Bahia. In addition to the typical plants of this ecosystem, we have many animals that need these habitats to reproduce and for food. Julia Guimarães Pequeno bosque de mangue (bosque iniciante), no Parque Estadual Ilha do Cardoso, São Paulo, Brasil. Viesba Everton A newly discovered perfect sidetrip in Pawikan(Sea Turtle) Conservation and Protection Center . A 30-minute lazy boat ride through the nipas and verdant mangroves which were planted 10 years ago by Mang Danny (in blue shirt), pawikan hatchery caretaker. Joylyn Ty La foto fue tomada durante un curso de manejo costero cerca de Utila, Honduras. Verónica Bojorque Cancun is known internationally for the beauty of its beaches. This would not have been without the help of mangroves who grow here. Cancún a nivel internacional y nacional, lo ha caracterizado la belleza de sus playas y arenas. Esto no hubiera sido sin la ayuda de los manglares que en él se encuentran. Fotografía: Manglares Nichupté. Melchor Ernesto Muñoz Dzib Barra de Guaratiba's mangrove is the largest and most preserved mangrove of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It's ecologically and economically very important to the local people. Its habitants and restaurants rely on it as the main source of seafood to be both consumed or commerced. The extensive mangrove has two connections to the Atlantic ocean resulting in the beautiful formation of an over 30km long sandbank. Rodrigo Oliveira The Modern Green Fingers. This kid is planting Mangrove Tree for his and everyone's future. To sustain the different species that exist at Balanga City Wetland Park. Michael Jeffrey Carlos Man made Mangrove Plantation Joshua Quadra These two kids are planting mangrove trees for their future and the future of Balanga City Wetland and Natures Park. It depicts how they are very much concerned to give life and hope for the different species living in the area. Michael Jeffrey Carlos La manzanilla, Jalisco Jiselle De León Mangroves lining the Salt River along the path at which it meets the sea in Clarendon Jamaica. Photographer: Danielle Jones. Danielle Jones Mangrove planting area. project of City Government of Puerto Princesa City Palawan. Jessie Dahan Dos fotografías fueron tomadas en el bosque de manglares del Parque Ecoturístico Tierra de Sueños, único pulmon verde de la ciudad de Maracaibo. Estado Zulia. Venezuela.- Otra fotografía fue realizada en un humedal ubicado en el sector Santa Fé, costa del municipio Mara. Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Juan Marcos Vera Reyes Mangroves have so many positive effects on the environment and on us as people but still we cut down the beautiful trees. Thankfully mother nature sees this and every week more mangrove seeds get carried by the river to the beach of Braamspunt. When trees are being cut down a beautiful mangrove forest is slowly blosseming on this beach. Jonathan Tjien Fooh Wetland Twins Simms Joadine Humedal de Puntarenas, Costa Rica. 2015. Mono cara blanca (Cebus capucinus) alimentandose del mangle. Ana Gabriela Espinoza Ocampo As we all celebrate the world wet lands day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices in Region I, Philippines; the employer, employees and some of the students were participated in Learning tour on how to conserve and protect mother earth (specifically the conservation of wet lands and its plantation). the photo i submitted to the contest was taken in Provincial Mangrove Nursery of Bolinao, Pangasinan, a hundred thousands' (estimated counts) of Mangrove Seedlings to be planted in many wetlands in Province of Pangasinan Philippines. Hopefully these plants will much more help on preventing nature disastrous... Mother Earth loves us; show her that we deserved to be loved by hers. I must say that we owe to her our life, Am I right? Evan Bernal Mangrove roots Daniela Garcia De Quevedo Raymundo Mangrove Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo Jesús Gilberto Hau Azcorra This photo is located at the Municipality of Dapa, Surigao del Norte, Siargao Island. Ronald Al Jurado A part of coastal area in Glan, Sarangani Province in Philippines where people use it as a source of daily income. Along the shoreline is the mangrove trees are planted and on the other side is the protected area by Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Mary Grace Yuen Laguting En la Ciénaga de la Virgen o Tesca, en canoa, pajareando de madrugada. La cano es de Javier, un pescador, ambientalista, habitante del corregimiento aledaño a la ciénaga que lleva el nombre de "La Boquilla". Javier hace parte de una empresa comunitaria de ecoturismo en la cual prestan el servicio de paseos en canoa por este importante humedal de Cartagena. Maria Fernanda Patiño Coastline is changing. Mangroves along the coast are facing severe land use change due to unplanned city expansion, diminishing the ecosystem services these provide to society such as extreme tides control. Cartagena city, as many others located by the sea, is seriously threated by sea level rise and increase of extreme events frequency, and mangroves are natural barriers which reduce the impact of these phenomena. Unfortunately unplanned urban soil expansion is taking over this ecosystems, increasing the exposure of society to sea level change risks and demanding in the future expensive grey infrastructure based solutions for a problem which nature can help us to solve for free. Jorge Leon Replanting mangroves in Jamaica's coastal wetlands. Ava Tomlinson The serenity of this picture of Red Mangroves (Rizophora spp) is a relief to the soul. Jorge Leon Bounty.Cockle Harvesting in Kuala Sepetang.An exemplary site showing how wetland conservation functions alongside sustainable resource exploitation, Matang Mangrove Reserve (which encompasses Kuala Sepetang) is considered to be the best managed mangrove reserve in the world and at the same time, a source of livelihoods for the locals through fisheries, cockle harvesting and charcoal producing sector. Yew Aun Quek Refuge.In Malaysia, the major source of protein is derived from fish which is usually caught locally by artisanal fishers. To protect their boats from the typhoons, fishermen seek refuge in the mangroves which cover most of the Southern coast. The mangroves break strong waves and is also a breeding ground for many pelagic fish. Yew Aun Quek