Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close 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 This photo shows the pollution in mangrove in Guanabara Bay, RJ. dandara bernardino bezerra A mangrove newly planted last February 5, 2016 along the coastline of Glan, Sarangani Province in the Philippines. Behind it are the tetrapod placed to protect these mangrove from big waves. Mary Grace Yuen Laguting This mangroves area is protected by a cooperative that strives to make it known to tourists using only rowboats, tourists are asked not to make noise. Ventanilla, Oaxaca, México. Es un área protegida por una cooperativa que se empeña en darla a conocer a los turistas utilizando únicamente lanchas de remos, pidiéndoles que no hagan ruidos e involucrándolos en diferentes actividades: conocer los manglares y la fauna que allí habita y liberar a las tortugas, entre otras. Francesca Caregnato Manguezal no município de Apicum-Açú (MA) - Brasil Kerllon Amorim Caranguejo passeando entre as raízes dos mangues. Parque Estadual Ilha do Cardoso, São Paulo, Brasil. Viesba Leticia Mora Martínez Gina Marcela Manguezais na Baía de Guaratuba no Litora do Paraná, Brasil. Fernanda Sezerino La importancia de los manglares como un atractivo natural para el turismo en Quintana Roo, México. Sistema Laguna Nichupté Leonildo Tun Caamal Costa Alegre, Jalisco Jiselle De León Foto retirada do encontro do mangue com as águas da ilha coroa branca localizada próximo a comunidade de Itapema. Maria José Menezes Da Silva Life in Mangue Filipe Sacchetto De Castro Monteiro Laguna de Chautengo de la Costa Grande, Guerrero Juan Antonio Jaramillo Vazquez A raiz como suporte. Ecossistema Manguezal no Parque Estadual Ilha do Cardoso, São Paulo, Brasil. Viesba Everton Photo taken: at Municipality of Anini-y, Antique, Philippines Gadget used: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact John Myrvin Redondo Mangroves of United Arab Emirates Khalifa Humaid Alsaadi