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Credit - V. Jungblut
Message from the Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
July 28, 2023

Mangroves are a link between the land and the sea. Rooted in saline water and soils exposed to the tides, these plants form a rare and fragile universe; a haven of life that must be protected.

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Nadogo champions biodiversity protection in Northern Division
July 28, 2023

In a moment of true significance, the District of ‘Nadogo’, aptly named ‘The Mangrove’ in indigenous Fijian, commemorated this year’s World Mangrove Day with an extraordinary milestone—the formal declaration of its inaugural permanent community island protected area.

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Mangroves, North Efate, Vanuatu. Credit - V. Jungblut
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
July 29, 2022

Mangroves are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea.

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mangroves, Tikina Wai, Fiji. Credit - V. Jungblut
Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
July 29, 2021

Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), made the appeal in her message for the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, observed on 26 July.  Mangroves are found in tropical and sub-tropical regions,

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