The Mangrove Visual Project

21/03/2025

Happy International Day of Forests!

Let's continue protecting and preserving our forests including our mangrove stands 😃🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

01/03/2025

Happy World Seagrass Day!

PEMSEA celebrates World Seagrass Day!

Seagrasses, flowering plants that form underwater meadows in shallow coastal waters, are widespread across the East Asian Seas (EAS) region. Countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines host significant seagrass meadows along their coastlines, alongside China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

Southeast Asia alone hosts 18 of the world’s 60 seagrass species and 33 percent of all seagrass areas on earth. The Philippines, Malaysia, and Viet Nam have the most diverse numbers of species, with 16, 15 and 14 kinds of seagrass, respectively.

Despite their ecological and economic importance—supporting fisheries, tourism, aquaculture, and biodiversity—they face severe threats from pollution, coastal development, climate change, and other human activities.

As a part of blue carbon ecosystems, seagrasses play a critical role in carbon sequestration, climate regulation, and coastal resilience. They sequester and store substantial amounts of CO2, helping to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and protect shorelines from erosion and extreme weather events.

Protecting and restoring these vital ecosystems is essential not only for maintaining biodiversity but also for supporting local communities and combating climate change.

17/11/2024

Dr. Primavera is correct - planting mangroves in seagrass beds is an ecological scandal.
Let us all remember to plant the right species of mangroves in the right places.
Consult experts like The Mangrove Visual Project

Marine scientist and mangrove expert Jurgenne Primavera says planting mangroves on seagrass beds is 'an ecological scandal'

27/05/2024

Do you feel the same way? 🤠

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21/05/2024

Teach our children to love and protect our environment 🤠

12/05/2024

🌿Nature's Lexicon: Unlocking the enigmatic language of 📚

‌Mangroves are vital ecosystems that store carbon and are crucial in tackling the impacts of . 🌏🌊

‌But what's the definition of according to IPBES

02/05/2024

Help save the remaining trees in Baguio City. Please sign and share this petition 👇

https://www.change.org/p/halt-the-issuance-of-tree-cutting-permits-in-baguio-city

17/04/2024

Kamusta kaya ang mga bakawan sa Dinagat Islands mga Ka-Mangrove?
Balita ko ay napakagandang lugar daw ito!
Kitakits! 😁

Dinagat Islands (Cebuano: Mga Pulo sa Dinagat; Surigaonon: Mga Puyo nan Dinagat; Kabalian: Mga Puyo san Dinagat; Waray: Mga Purô han Dinagat; Filipino: Mga Islang Dinagat[4]), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is an island province in the Caraga region of the Philippines, located on the s...