It aims to upscale and focus global efforts to stop and reverse the decrease and degradation of mangrove habitats, and supports the target of the Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA) to increase the global area of mangrove habitat by 20% over the current extent by 2030.
Building on IUCNs and WWFs wide engagement and sound experience in mangrove conservation, this initiative has the ambition to create a variety of partnerships and cooperation with other mangrove organizations, initiatives and countries.
Save Our Mangroves Now!, together with the GMA, provides a platform for knowledge sharing and the exchange of experience in order to encourage collaborations and to foster synergies. It focuses on supporting the Western Indian Ocean region in becoming a mangrove conservation champion by aiming at achieving the ambitious goal of no-net loss of mangroves by 2030.
Countries: Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania
