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just a patch of mortar between the bricks in the garden wall, but a perfect ecosystem!! Horsham West Sussex
11 octobre 2022 - St-Omer
7ème édition du Salon organisé par Coteo.
Une journée dédiée aux professionnels ponctuée de temps forts et d'animations.
A cette occasion, HDFID a animé l'espace 'Activateur d'innovations' sur le pavillon de la Région Hauts-de-France.
📣 L’objectif est de revenir sur des parcours inspirants, valoriser les initiatives locales et mettre en avant les atouts du territoire.
Consultation process session: Mediterranean Basin Hotspot Ecosystem Profile Update (CEPF)
Processus de Consultation: Mise à jour du profil d’écosystème du hotspot du bassin méditerranéen (CEPF)
Ulcinj (Montenegro) - 25 October 2016
1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week “Building a regional network to conserve plants and cultural diversity”
1re Semaine de la conservation des plantes méditerranéennes “Construction d’un réseau régional pour la conservation de la diversité culturelle et végétale”
Photo by Pilar Valbuena for The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation.
More information on 1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week, please visit:
www.medplantsweek.uicnmed.org/
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: lourdes.lazaro@iucn.org
Bùi Thị Thảo, 30, operates in the manufacturing line at the factory of Binh Thuan High Quality Joint Stock Company (BQP) on September 23, 2025, in Ha Nam, Viet Nam. (Photo by Linh Pham for ILO Viet Nam)
A grouse moor in August sunshine, not long after the 'glorious 12th'. The mosaic patchwork on this upland hillside is the result of careful management to maintain different ages of heather together, which is good for this kind of ecosystem, apparently.
ECOSYSTEMS - Free permanent exhibit!
Ecology becomes approachable for young learners when it’s put in a context they recognize: the home. Explore how our human habitat provides us with food, water and shelter. You can also discover the ways pets—and pests—use our homes and yards to develop habitats of their own.
New Additions to the Discovery Room!
Oh no, pests have invaded our kitchen! Come see the house mice and American cockroaches that are living inside our cabinets. We also have a new balance scale for you to weight your food items and a fruit and vegetable threading activity. Don’t forget to check out how we are helping the environment by creating fresh soil in our backyard compost bin.
Mangroves are vital ecosystems that straddle the interface between land and sea, thriving in coastal zones characterised by brackish water. Their significance extends far beyond their seemingly modest presence, as they play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance, serving as nurseries for various marine species, protecting coastlines from erosion, and mitigating the impacts of climate change by efficiently storing carbon in their biomass and soils. Furthermore, mangroves are invaluable to societies and economies, contributing to fisheries, tourism, and shoreline stabilisation.
Despite their critical role, mangroves face numerous threats, including deforestation, pollution, and climate change. Coastal development often leads to the clearing of mangrove forests for urban expansion or aquaculture, disrupting the delicate balance of these ecosystems. Pollution from industrial activities and improper waste disposal further jeopardises their health, while climate change exacerbates the risks through rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Most notably, illegal cutting of mangroves for fuel wood or charcoal production, a proportion of which is sold in major cities, is common along the Swahili coast and deeply related to insufficient livelihood opportunities for local communities.
In Tudor Creek, Mombasa, AKF is working with a local youth-led NGO called Big Ship to build on community-led mangrove conservation and restoration efforts, and to share knowledge about holistic approaches to environmental solutions.
Mombasa in a coastal city in Kenya with around 3,700 hectares of mangroves. Rapid urbanisation and urban sprawl, poor waste management, illegal logging, pollution, and lack of awareness have led to the loss of these vital peri-urban forests.
“The mangrove forest belongs to the community,” said Susan, Head of Programmes at Big Ship. “We ensure that the community can own the process. We work with communities to look for ways to improve living standards and provide alternative sources of livelihoods because they used to rely on mangrove forests.”
By offering alternative sources of employment like beekeeping, nursery management, and waste collection for recycling , Big Ship is helping communities realise that mangrove restoration and conservation can open new opportunities. “People who were logging are now trained scouts doing beekeeping – they’ve seen the importance of beekeeping and planting trees. [Restoring the mangroves] has opened opportunities for crab hunting, and the size of crabs are larger than what they used to be. The forest cover has also increased,” said Susan.
Mangrove initiatives are also bringing new opportunities to unemployed Kenyan youth. As part of AKF’s Green Champions programme, young Kenyans and unemployed technicians are connected to local organisations like Big Ship to build their skills and knowledge in mangrove conservation and restoration.
Learn more: www.akf.org.uk/the-mangrove-forest-belongs-to-the-communi...
Ecosystems: Redesigning Global Value Chains in a Post- COVID World | Commonwealth Business Forum - CHOGM Rwanda 2022
Consultation process session: Mediterranean Basin Hotspot Ecosystem Profile Update (CEPF)
Processus de Consultation: Mise à jour du profil d’écosystème du hotspot du bassin méditerranéen (CEPF)
Ulcinj (Montenegro) - 25 October 2016
1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week “Building a regional network to conserve plants and cultural diversity”
1re Semaine de la conservation des plantes méditerranéennes “Construction d’un réseau régional pour la conservation de la diversité culturelle et végétale”
Photo by Pilar Valbuena for The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation.
More information on 1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week, please visit:
www.medplantsweek.uicnmed.org/
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: lourdes.lazaro@iucn.org