Mangrove Future Day 2022: Dialogue forum for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of mangroves

Berlin, 31.05.2022: Following the great success of the 1st Mangrove Future Day in 2019 is the goal of the current The aim of the 2nd Mangrove Future Day is to enter into an intensive dialog with stakeholders from society, politics and business on options for action to protect, restore and sustainably use mangrove forests. Interested parties are therefore cordially invited to take part in the Mangrove Future Day 2022 next week, which the Global Nature Fund is organizing together with the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, fairGROVE and Deutsche Umwelthilfe:

09-10.06.2022, Representation of the State of Bremen to the Federal Government, Hiroshimastraße 24, 10785 Berlin

In three thematic blocks that address politics, the media and the private sector – in particular food retailers – participants are invited to address the challenges facing mangrove forests and people on tropical coasts in relation to climate change and food security: Topics that also include a direct link to consumer behavior and lifestyles in Germany and Europe.

Further information, program and free registration for the Mangrove Future Day 2022

The mangrove forests of tropical coastal regions are among the most important and productive ecosystems on our planet. Among other things, they fulfil an enormously important function in stabilizing the global climate and protecting the coasts thanks to their gigantic carbon storage potential. In recent decades, however, the world’s mangrove forests have been decimated – by 20 percent since 1980 alone. Among other factors, the unchecked spread of shrimp aquaculture, particularly in the countries of South and Southeast Asia, is one of the main reasons for the destruction. Despite these negative impacts, shrimp farming as a central economic activity in mangrove areas also offers great potential to promote the protection and restoration of mangroves. This applies to aquaculture systems as well as other agricultural businesses in local communities.

In the SAIME project, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) is therefore working on the establishment of pilot aquaculture farms that use sustainable integrated production systems. In this form of pond management, mangroves are planted in the dams, water channels and directly in the ponds. In this way, shrimps live in harmony with mangroves and the precious ecosystem is preserved.

Learn more about the GNF project SAIME in India and Bangladesh