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Between 23-25 July, 2018 my colleague Em (Mr. Udomsak Pariwatpan) from the MAP Thailand team and I, together with eight CBEMR network representatives from Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi and Trang Provinces in Thailand celebrated Mangrove Action Day or the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on the 26 th of July by learning and sharing …
For years, the NGO Mangrove Action Project (MAP) has been promoting the restoration of mangrove forests in Asia. For this purpose, the organisation has successfully developed and …
Some signs of encouraging progress and program success are now more evident, emerging from the challenging work of the MAP Asia office in Thailand. There seems to be some positive cracks in some corners of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) towards favorable viewing of the Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) approach.
The first of our workshops was hosted on Andros Island as part of the Davis Creek Mangrove Restoration Project under the GEF-funded Bahamas Pine Islands Project. Over 8 days, 53 people learned best practices in mangrove …
Jim is MAP's former Asia Coordinator (1999-2018), overseeing every stage of our Thailand projects. Today, he continues to assist MAP with Community-based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) training workshops around the globe. Before joining MAP, Jim spent 7 years working on coastal resource issues in Thailand. Jim has an honors degree... Read more »
Friendship's mangroves afforestation project has been selected as one of the 20 best-practice examples of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) in the Asia-Pacific.
Strengthening Mangrove Restoration in Mozambique. Location: Mozambique Timeline: 27-30th May 2024 Goal: The program introduced participants to the SOMN initiative and mangrove restoration in Mozambique, enhanced…
For years, the NGO Mangrove Action Project (MAP) has been promoting the restoration of mangrove forests in Asia. For this purpose, the organisation has successfully developed and implemented an alternative restoration method …
Delivering mangrove restoration best practices in the Bahamas. Location: Bahamas Timeline: March - April 2023 Goal: To support local mangroves restoration efforts and implement best practices for future…
GLOBAL – As the spotlight on mangrove restoration grows, it is essential to adopt the most effective restoration approaches. ... Mangrove Action Project relies on the generosity of donors to do our urgent work. Whether it's a one-time or monthly commitment, your contributions make a real difference in safeguarding these critical ecosystems.
In 2018, our team was asked to consult on a 50ha mangrove site that had been enclosed and cleared, resulting in a loss of tree cover that allowed the mangrove floor to be eroded away. Hills were washed into and filled draining channels, resulting in a flatter pond floor with poorly drained, often saturated soil.
Asia Coordinator, Mangrove Action Project. B207, 31/1 Chang Residence, Vienkapang Rd, Amphur Muang. Trang. 92000 Thailand ... Mangrove Restoration [ (CBEMR) technique for restoring mangroves, which focuses on facilitating natural regeneration of the trees and plants. This summary has been developed for groups who wish to understand
Mangrove Action Project (MAP) promotes the concept and practice of Community-based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR). This holistic approach to mangrove restoration views the proposed plant and animal communities to be restored as part of a larger ecosystem, connected with other ecological communities that also have
A volunteer checks on her saplings at a Friendship mangrove nursery. ©KM Asad/Friendship Friendship News Desk September 7, 2022 . Friendship's mangroves afforestation project has been selected as one of the 20 best-practice examples of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) in the Asia-Pacific.
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are home to an incredible array of species and provide vital services upon which millions of people depend. They offer communities numerous benefits including buffering against tropical storms and reducing coastal erosion. ... The metrics of restoration have to adapt locally. People then think that if they ...
The video highlights the importance of restoring abandoned shrimp ponds of which there are an estimated 250,000 hectares in Asia. Formerly, these ponds were healthy mangrove ecosystems providing a long list of goods and services to their local communities and locking up vast quantities of carbon. MAP has been using the Community-Based Ecological Restoration …
The invasive species Sonneratia apetala is native to SE and S. Asia, and was introduced into China over 30 years ago as a way to buffer China's SE coastal regions from erosion and storms. ... Geraldo Eyslink who directs HC2 Solucoes had stumbled upon evidence of this bio-invasion while carrying out some mangrove restoration work in NE Brazil ...
From the beginning, I saw a small group of highly committed individuals with an outsized mission. While most of their work seemed to be coming out of the SE Asia office in Thailand, their restoration projects were global, from Australia to Vietnam, on every continent, with places like Belize, Columbia, and Senegal in between.
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are home to an incredible array of species and provide vital services upon which millions of people depend. They offer communities numerous benefits including buffering against tropical …
Mangrove Action Project (MAP) is a small, education-focused US-registered 501c(3) non-profit. We work in partnership with all mangrove-interested parties from individuals and community groups to academics, governments, international NGO networks and supranational organisations. MAP has two training products: a best practice 'Community-Based Ecological Mangrove …
In December 2023, the MAP team visited the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, sprawling across southern Bangladesh and eastern India, covering approximately 10,000 square kilometers. The visit provided a firsthand exploration of the forest and some of the fantastic groups working to conserve and protect it. The Sundarbans play a... Read more »
The community joined MAP to undertake a CBEMR project with the objective to restore 2 hectares of abandoned shrimp ponds back to mangroves. The site consists of 3 ponds as seen in the Google Earth image above with little or no tidal exchange, especially pond #2 and #3 which was were waterlogged with few mangrove seeds entering the ponds and the …
ANNUAL REPORT: MANGROVE ACTION PROJECT FY 2017 MAP Continues to Promote CBEMR as a "Best Practice" Method for Long-term Mangrove Restoration MAP Asia joined with Wetlands International to produce a much-needed booklet entitled "To Plant or Not to Plant." This important publication has already been
Mangrove Action Project – Annual Report 2022 Page 8 In 2022, the MAP team worked with Wetlands International East Africa to teach mangrove restoration workshops in Lamu, Kenya, and Tanga, Tanzania. The mangroves are directly tied to the culture and heritage of the region with many structures, boats and other amenities being built with ...
"Preemptive restoration", as termed by Robin , the Mangrove Action Project's, Expert Technical Advisor, is the process where stressed mangroves are detected and saved prior to death. It can be included within the Community …
Partnering with the US Forest Service (USFS) International Programs, we took our Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) training online to conduct a series of workshops that would allow for more people to attend from various countries. In January 2021, our six-week workshop welcomed 47 participants from across the Pacific ...
With the official invitation to MAP to visit the Maldives, Alfredo received permission to bring a team of mangrove experts, including MAP's Asia Coordinator and CBEMR lead trainer, Jim Enright, as well as two mangrove scientists from the IUCN sponsored Mangrove Specialist Group, Drs. Joe Lee from Hong Kong and Dan Friese from Singapore.
Three MAP-Asia staff (Jim Enright, Jaruwan Enright (Ning) and Udomsak Pariwatpan (Em)) participated in Daimler Review Meeting "Involving communities in the restoration and rehabilitation of tropical mangrove ecosystem in Asia" held at Chennai Park Hyatt Hotel and the YWCA International Guest House, Chennai, India on 19-20 September 2017.The meeting was co …