World Rainforest Movement
Industrial shrimp farming is an activity which is the main driver of destruction of mangrove forests, of which about 15.1 million ha existed worldwide in 2010, according to FAO figures.
Mangrove territories: “Culture, tradition and a vital space for coastal peoples”
July 26: International Day for the Defense of Mangrove Ecosystems
Tanzania: Conserving mangroves … for tourism and big business
SSNC campaign to save mangroves and the communities who depend on them
Ecuador: Ancestral peoples of the mangrove forests attacked and evicted
Ecuador: Disputes against shrimp farming contribute to women’s lib
Bangladesh: losing mangroves to shrimp farming leads to food loss and environmental insecurity
Forests are one of the most valuable eco-systems in the world, containing over 60 per cent of the world’s biodiversity. This biodiversity has multiple social and economic values, apart from its intrinsic value, varying from the...
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Generally speaking, public perception regarding tropical forests rarely includes mangrove forests, in spite of the fact that this type of ecosystem is found exclusively in tropical and subtropical regions of the planet. Clearly, their...
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Press release. Redmanglar Internacional questions the fact that shrimp farms, fish culture ponds and salt mines are considered by the RAMSAR Convention as artificial wetlands. These industries must be classified in the listings of...
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Mangrove peoples and communities have a close bond with mangroves, fishing and the seas. Mangroves and the seas are wholly interconnected natural elements, as is the life of marine coastal peoples. That is why this July 26 the slogan for...
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The mangrove ecosystem towns and communities have a close bond with the mangrove swamps, fishing and with the oceans. Mangroves swamps and oceans are natural elements that are closely linked with the coastal marine areas. Therefore, on...
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