Mangroves

Our Vision

The Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA) is an unprecedented collaboration that seeks to bring together NGOs, governments, scientists, industry, local communities, and funders towards a common goal of conserving and restoring mangrove ecosystems.

Since our launch at the World Ocean Summit in 2018, our collaborative approach has increased our ability to leverage funding; promote scientific research; strengthen coastal management and governance, education, disaster risk reduction, climate mitigation and adaptation related plans and policies; and accelerate the conservation and restoration of mangroves at scale.

We firmly believe that through collaboration we can achieve more and go beyond the capacity of any individual organization.

Goals & Objectives

The goal of the Global Mangrove Alliance is to increase the global area of mangrove habitat through conservation, restoration and equitable management. To meet our goal, our Alliance utilizes the collective expertise of our members to connect and coordinate diverse initiatives into a global portfolio that leverages and amplifies best practices and pursues conservation and restoration opportunities. We concentrate our strengths of on the ground presence and coordination on three main areas of focus:

Halting Mangrove Loss

Despite a declining loss rate globally, significant threats remain in key geographies. Loss and degradation are primarily linked to human activities but are compounded by the effects of climate change. Focusing on national and sub-national threats to mangroves within these locations is a priority.

Implementing science-based restoration

Large-scale restoration with local engagement and participation needs a basis in sound science. The global mangrove community must compile recommendations on best practices of mangrove restoration, lower restoration costs, and take efforts to scale to achieve our goals.

Building Awareness

The biggest strength of the Global Mangrove Alliance is the breadth and depth of its network. Sharing experience and information within the Alliance and through our network will remove barriers and create synergies as we work towards our goals.

Opportunities

There are many ways to bring mangrove conservation to scale. The Global Mangrove Alliance will use its collective strengths and partnerships to address the barriers to large-scale mangrove conservation and restoration through several streams of work, including: