Community-based ecological mangrove restoration in action. Copyright Dominic Wodehouse.
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Community awareness, participation and stewardship
Historical and ecological background information collection
Site suitability assessment
Customized mangrove restoration
Long-term monitoring
![Mangrove research helps improve ‘blue carbon’ project planning and design Miguel Cifuentes](/sites/default/files/small_CATIE_Blue_Solutions_-_BB1_4.jpg)
Mangrove research helps improve ‘blue carbon’ project planning and design
Miguel Cifuentes
Carbon inventories in mangrove ecosystems
Social and ecological vulnerability assessments
Geospatial and emissions modeling
Ecosystem services valuation
Development of national policy frameworks
Promoting blue carbon networks
![Guanaja Island satellite view (© BICA Guanaja)](/sites/default/files/Guanaja_Island_-_Satellite_View.jpg)
Guanaja Island satellite view (© BICA Guanaja)
On-the-ground Planting
Monitoring Growth and Success of Planted Mangroves
Education of Mangrove Importance to Local & Global Community
![Community members move mangrove seedlings into a degraded forest, where they will plant them ©Marco Quesada / Conservation International](/sites/default/files/DSC00086.jpg)
Community members move mangrove seedlings into a degraded forest, where they will plant them
©Marco Quesada / Conservation International
Science-based design
Active stakeholders across levels
Informing policy processes
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Seagrass restoration
Nairobi Convention
Successful seagrass restoration methodology
Social scientists to work with local communities
Formation of the A-TANYI seagrass association
![Adhesive substrate attached to the empty bedrock KNPS](/sites/default/files/photo_1_0.jpg)
Adhesive substrate attached to the empty bedrock
KNPS
![Eco-friendly Biopolymer for Sustainable Coastal Erosion Prevention KNPS](/sites/default/files/geurim7_0.png)
Eco-friendly Biopolymer for Sustainable Coastal Erosion Prevention
KNPS
![Fishers representatives at a MIHARI forum MIHARI](/sites/default/files/mihari_fishers.jpg)
Fishers representatives at a MIHARI forum
MIHARI
Trustful relationship with the government
Implementation of the network structure
Fishers' leadership enhanced
![Aerial View of Godrej Mangroves Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd](/sites/default/files/7_7.jpg)
Aerial View of Godrej Mangroves
Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd
Appropriate Governance
Appropriate Infrastructure
Appropriate Strategy
![Torre Vecchia di Marceddì Andrea Liverani](/sites/default/files/torre_marceddi_andrea_liverani.jpg)
Torre Vecchia di Marceddì
Andrea Liverani
The Maristanis project, through restoration, species protection and efficient use of water
A strong legal basis to ensure integrated governance
Defining priority and corrective actions to strengthen the intervention
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A woman surveys her crops in a village community garden.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Constructing new plant nurseries and genes banks
Adopting mitigation measures to reduce the impact of climate risks
Promoting climate-resilient natural resource-based economy and businesses
![Tahiry Honko Project community patrolers Louise Gardner-Blue Ventures](/sites/default/files/copie_de_tahiry_honko_-_monitoring_patrol_-_credit_louise_gardner-blue_ventures_03.jpg)
Tahiry Honko Project community patrolers
Louise Gardner-Blue Ventures
Participatory mapping for management
Participatory theory of change
Participatory Forest Management plan
Participatory monitoring
Mangrove reforestation by communities
![RFCx Guardian Device Installation Rainforest Connection](/sites/default/files/3a.jpeg)
RFCx Guardian Device Installation
Rainforest Connection
Huawei Cloud AI and Tools
RFCx Hardware
![Planting a Forest Garden Trees for the Future](/sites/default/files/forest-garden-grid_2.jpg)
Planting a Forest Garden
Trees for the Future
Mobilization of Farmers
Protecting Farmland
Diversification of Farmland
Optimization of Land
Graduation of Farmers