{"id":11835,"date":"2022-08-04T20:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/?p=11835"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:42:11","slug":"mangroves-a-fascinating-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/mangroves-a-fascinating-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangroves, a fascinating ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11835\" class=\"elementor elementor-11835 elementor-886\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-421c6e3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"421c6e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c15ddd\" data-id=\"7c15ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5c5fee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5c5fee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4926ee\" data-id=\"d4926ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5545b32 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"5545b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a199e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a199e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mangroves, a fascinating ecosystem<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea251d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea251d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environment and biodiversity<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3809d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3809d38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2aacb\" data-id=\"cf2aacb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da16205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da16205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Author: St\u00e9phanie Gravel-Couture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42bc54e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42bc54e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f73bf\" data-id=\"73f73bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5723928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5723928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What are mangroves?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1816f88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1816f88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be807b\" data-id=\"3be807b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a90b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a90b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Briefly, mangroves belong to the category of wetlands. They grow in swamps and in tidal zones. Therefore, they are very well adapted to salt water and they even have the capacity to desalinate water thanks to their roots and the pores of their leaves. They are mainly composed of mangroves, a woody tree that has stilt roots and is one of the only trees to survive in highly saline water. These roots help to capture oxygen at the surface and support the trunk above the ground or water. There are several types of mangroves: red, black, grey and white.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c1b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51c1b92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9814c\" data-id=\"2f9814c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b338ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b338ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mangroves-Benin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f6736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f6736\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ecdddc\" data-id=\"4ecdddc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b7dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b7dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We find them mainly in the southern hemisphere, in the coasts of tropical and subtropical climates, between the 25th parallel north and south (Costa Rica, Benin, Madagascar, Indonesia). We also find this ecosystem in the United States, particularly in the Everglades National Park in Florida. Unfortunately, nearly 40% of these ecosystems have disappeared on a global scale. Moreover, it represents less than 1% of the world&#8217;s tropical forests, which makes it a very rare environment.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e65911 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e65911\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7af32c\" data-id=\"a7af32c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337ded7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337ded7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Why is this environment so important?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ceb78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ceb78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ec7cb\" data-id=\"d3ec7cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c6d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c6d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Mangroves have a carbon capture potential 3 to 5 times higher than that of forests. (UNESCO)<\/li><li>One hectare of mangrove can store 3,754 tons of carbon, which represents the carbon emissions of about 2,650 cars over a period of one year.<\/li><li>This environment is home to many animals such as crustaceans, fish, mollusks, but also migratory birds, reptiles, insects and many mammals like monkeys.<\/li><li>It slows down the erosion of the land, solidifies the soil and protects the coasts from wind, waves and storms.<\/li><li>It is a source of wood, diversified food and medicinal plants for the populations that live nearby.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b774fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b774fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4cbc6e\" data-id=\"c4cbc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a3922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a3922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What economies are affecting the vitality of mangroves?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4322979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4322979\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff156d6\" data-id=\"ff156d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a88d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a88d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several economic reasons lead to the deterioration of the mangroves of which:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Abusive fishing, including crab fishing (removal of the mangrove in order to see the crab holes)<\/li><li>The sale of mangrove wood<\/li><li>The production of salt in an intensive and unsustainable 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Moreover, this project is supported by the Quebec government within the framework of the international climate cooperation program (PCCI).<\/p><p>\u00a0The objective is to improve the living conditions and resilience of the inhabitants of three riverside communities (Grand-Popo, Com\u00e9 and Kpomass\u00e9), the largest mangrove area in Benin, by 2024. How will we achieve this? By developing a resilient local low-carbon economy with complementary income-generating activities that value and protect the mangroves in the south of the country.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to restoring this precious ecosystem and protecting biodiversity, the project will allow:<\/p><ul><li>500 people employed and trained in mangrove restoration (mostly women and youth)<\/li><li>20 actors mobilized for mangrove restoration<\/li><li>20 farmers trained in agrotourism<\/li><li>12 eco-advisors trained<\/li><li>6 circuits promoting the mangrove<\/li><li>To date, more than 85 hectares have been planted<\/li><li>60 young people trained in entrepreneurship<\/li><\/ul><p>We invite travelers using the VAOLO platform to offset their carbon emissions via our tool:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f180e0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f180e0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de2af21\" data-id=\"de2af21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a0c01 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d3a0c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/act\/carbon-compensator\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Calculate and offset my carbon footprint <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0576e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0576e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.e-container.e-container--row .elementor-spacer-inner{width:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container.e-container--column .elementor-spacer-inner,.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mangroves, a fascinating ecosystem Environment and biodiversity Author: St\u00e9phanie Gravel-Couture What are mangroves? 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