07
Mar
Malizia Mangrove Park Achieves One Million Milestone
By teaming up and creating the Malizia Mangrove Park, Team Malizia is actively working to protect mangrove forests and positively impact climate change. This invaluable ecosystem serves as nature’s coastal guardian and carbon capture hero but is also under threat. Today, the Malizia Mangrove Park has reached a significant milestone in its restoration efforts: one million mangroves.
by Hélène Katz
Students and forest managers of the Mama Earth Foundation oversee the upbringing of seedlings in the nurseries and the planting operations, and monitor the growth and strengthening of the mangroves
© Uli Kunz / Malizia Mangrove Park
The mangrove ecosystem is an important habitat for a diverse range of species: Birds, reptiles, insects, mollucs, crustaceans, and fish call mangroves their home
© Uli Kunz / Malizia Mangrove Park
Seedlings from native species to the area are grown in a nursery for four to five months before being planted
© Uli Kunz / Malizia Mangrove Park
The local community is involved in the restoration process, creating local jobs. Here a local man hired to plant the mangrove seedlings when the tide is low
© Uli Kunz / Malizia Mangrove Park