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Mangroves

Introduction

Mangroves are an ecosystem of vital importance in the tropics throughout their distribution. The ecosystem services they provide benefit both the health and integrity of the reef and coasts, as well as the safety of its inhabitants. This ecosystem is threatened in the Mesoamerican Reef, hence the importance of having a regional strategy that contributes to its management, conservation and restoration.

In September 2019, thanks to the support of the German Embassy in Guatemala and the project “Integrated ridge to reef management of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion (MAR2R)” (CCAD/WWF/GEF), under the coordination of the MAR Fund and the Smithsonian Institute, a workshop was held in Guatemala City to develop a regional strategy for the conservation and restoration of mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef.

Workshop Regional Strategy for
Mangroves in the MAR

1. Agenda

Workshop agenda (english)

2. Participants list

Participants list (english)

3. Minutes

Minutes of the Mangrove Regional Workshop

4. Presentations

Anexo 2 – Metodología del Taller Olga Centeno


Anexo 3 – Situación de los manglares en el SAM Steve Canty


Anexo 4 – Adaptación al CC y vulnerabilidad en el SAM Nestor Windevoxhel


Anexo 5 – Bienes y Servicios de los Manglares Miguel Cifuentes


Anexo 6 – Situación cuencas hidrográficas en el SAM Sonia Solis


Anexo 7 – Iniciativa Carbono Azul Miguel Cifuentes


Anexo 8 – Restauración de Manglares Claudia Teutli


Anexo 9 – Fortalecimiento de la efectividad del manejo y resiliencia Christian Alba

5. Table of Projects

Table of Projects

6. Event Note

A Regional Sustainable Management Strategy for Mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef

7. Photos

Workshop Photo Gallery

8. News

Drugs, mining, monoculture threaten Guatemala’s mangrove ecosystems

Biólogo marino británico alerta sobre amenazas a manglares

Crearán plan para proteger manglares

Desarrollarán estrategia para la conservación y restauración del mangle en el arrecife mesoamericano

Apuntan a una estrategia regional para la conservación de manglares

Únete a la Red Mesoamericana de Manglares y Pastos Marinos

9. Videos

Workshop Development of a Strategy for the Conservation and Restoration of Mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef

Mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef

10. Regional Strategy for Mangrove Management, Conservation,
Restoration and Monitoring in the Mesoamerican Reef 2020-2025

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Manual for restoration of mangroves in the
MAR and Wider Caribbean

To contribute to the implementation of the “Regional Strategy for Mangrove Management, Conservation, Restoration and Monitoring in the Mesoamerican Reef 2020-2025”, as well as the “Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the Wider Caribbean 2021-2030” of the Cartagena Convention, the “Integrated Reef to Ridge Management of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion” Project (MAR2R/CCAD/WWF-GEF), UNEP-Cartagena Convention and MAR Fund joined efforts under the Cooperation Agreement, signed between the three institutions, to facilitate the preparation of the “Manual for the Ecological Restoration of Mangroves in the MAR  and the Wider Caribbean”.

The virtual launch of the manual took place on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, with the participation of 159 people, including panelists and participants.

1. Agenda

2. Presentations

2.1 Mangroves in the MAR and the Wider Caribbean


2.2 Scope of the manual


2.3 Synthesis of the content of the manual and its use

3. Participants list

Participants list

4. Event video

5. Manual

Manual for restoration of mangroves in the MAR and Wider Caribbean

Mapping mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion (MAR),
at 10-meter spatial resolution using Google Earth Engine

Study carried out by Jordan R. Cissell, Department of Geography, Samford University, and Steven W.J. Canty, National Museum of Natural History, Working Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian Institution.

We are pleased to share with you the final report of the study supported by the project “Integrated ridge to reef management of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion (MAR2R)” (CCAD/WWF/GEF). It is the first time that the mangrove ecosystems of the four MAR countries have been mapped using a standardized methodology and with high spatial resolution. The study provides: 1) a very detailed and precise description of the mangrove ecosystems in the MAR for 2020 and 2) a consistent baseline to monitor future changes in the mangrove ecosystems of the region.

1. Final report

Final report

2. Shapefiles and KMZ files

Shapefiles and KMZ files

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