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378th Edition                                Nov 28, 2015


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Chinese symposium promotes MAP strategy
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CHINA – Mangrove Action Project received formal approval for a proposal for a global assessment of past and present mangrove restoration in an attempt to establish a best practices approach to mangrove restoration. This assessment will involve MAP, Robin Lewis of Florida and Norm Duke of MangroveWatch of Australia in the process. MangroveWatch will undertake the actual groundwork of assessing the success and failure of selected restoration sites. This is important because too often mangrove restoration projects are not monitored and evaluated, thus allowing bad practices to be repeated and promoted, funded by unsuspecting funders such as the World Bank to the tune of millions of dollars and thousands of wasted man hours in futile plantings. Because this failure to monitor and evaluate leads to around 70% or more failure rates, we are losing opportunity to reverse the ongoing negative trend in mangrove losses. Therefore, undertaking this kind of widespread study of restoration attempts in Asia, the Americas and Africa could well help positively influence future mangrove restoration programs, and we can be assured CBEMR approaches will get the positive attention they so long have deserved. READ MORE
 
AFRICA
 
Crops, fish dwindling with hope
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SENEGAL - Thousands of people on the tiny islands and villages of Western Africa are living on the frontline of climate change: not only are water levels here now higher than they used to be, droughts and erratic rainfalls lead to floods that carve through the white-shell-lined alleyways, and increased salt levels are poisoning the fresh waters, land and agriculture. The loss of mangrove habitat — driven by nature and human actions — means coastal lines and fish breeding grounds are being erased. The islanders' way of life is fundamentally changing with the climate, and livelihoods based on fishing and agriculture are disappearing, leaving them with little income and fears of starvation. Some are making the perilous journey to Europe in hopes they can help support their families. "It is important that the world knows about the cases you have on the islands, because climate change is not just about one house or one country. You know, we are living on the same planet," said Aissata Dia, ActionAid Senegal's head of programs and policy. I just want them to visit our islands, where they can't do agriculture" and must walk miles or take a boat to buy fruit, vegetables and the rice they used to grow, she said.” READ MORE
 
ASIA
 
Worrying Trends In Rubber Expansion Across Southeast Asia
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When one mentions “deforestation” in Southeast Asia, oil palm usually comes to mind. However, a study published in Global Environmental Change shows that rubber plantations also play a significant role, having increased by more than 50 percent since 2000. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) originates from South America. Its history of cultivation in Southeast Asia can be traced back to the 22 seedlings that were sent to the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 1876 from Kew Gardens in London. The climate in tropical countries suited rubber cultivation and the industry expanded, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia. Governmental decisions to develop other sectors led to an interest in oil palm, which has since been in the limelight for to its negative impact on native ecosystems. However, demand for natural rubber has steadily increased, despite the invention of synthetic rubber as an alternative. READ MORE
 
Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction
INDONESIA – In the midst of its worst fire crisis in living memory, the Indonesian government is taking a leap backward on forest protection. The recently signed Council of Palm Oil Producing Nations between Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, will attempt to wind back palm oil companies' pledges to end deforestation. This is despite Indonesia’s efforts to end fires and palm oil cultivation on peatlands. If successful the move will undo recent attempts to end deforestation from palm oil production, and exacerbate the risk of future forest fires. Since August, forest and peatland fires have become so widespread across Indonesia that, in satellite images, the nation has looked like an over-lit Christmas tree. READ MORE
 
6,400 Signatures and Thumbprints Submitted in Support of Local People’s Statement
VIETNAM - An Giang, Vietnam- More than 100 people gathered yesterday in An Giang, Vietnam for the historic Mekong People’s Forum: “Local Mekong People’s Voices: the message to Mekong governments on Mekong dams.” Participants included community members from the Tonle Sap lake, communities along the Mekong and 3S Rivers in Cambodia, from Northern and Northeastern Thailand’s communities along the Mekong and from An Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau, Vietnam. Most people have already experienced direct impacts from dams on the Mekong and its tributaries. The meeting marks the first time that communities from different Mekong countries have organized themselves to create a common platform from which to raise their concern regarding the impacts of existing and planned hydropower projects on the Mekong River. At the forum, community representatives presented a statement (attached) by local people entitled “Mekong governments: Listen to the People!“ to regional governments, signed by more than 6,400 local people from the Mekong River Basin, along with supporting organizations and individuals. The statement calls for Mekong governments to urgently listen to the concerns of the people, and to respect the rights of local communities to make decisions about the future of their lives and able to continue in protecting their rivers. READ MORE
 
Vietnamese shrimp exporters hit by reduced demand, prices
VIETNAM - Exports of shrimp from Vietnam have fallen dramatically this year due to weakened demand in key markets, which has in turn driven down prices. According to new statistics from Vietnam Customs – published by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) – the Southeast Asian country’s shrimp exports for the 10 months through October 2015 declined in value by 26.7 percent year-on-year to around USD 2.5 billion (EUR 2.4 billion). Vietnam’s leading market, the United States, imported USD 536.5 million (EUR 506.1 million) worth of shrimp during the period, a decrease of 41 percent year-on-year. The average market price paid for shrimp by the United States in the first three-quarters of this year was USD 9.42 (EUR 8.89) per kg, down 20 percent year-on-year. READ MORE
 
Who's Destroying Mangroves? Mumbai Residents Allege Government Apathy
INDIA - Residents of Mumbai's Versova have launched protests against the government, slamming what they say is illegal dumping of garbage and construction debris in mangroves around the area. Angry residents say they want action to be taken against those responsible. "Within two days, they put about 50 trucks of debris here. It is the builder's conspiracy because nobody else would be able to do it. It is also not possible unless the police and the local system are involved. Putting debris on mangroves and water bodies is a big crime," said Ashoke Pandit, a filmmaker who resides in the area. Residents say they also have to bear the brunt of what follows after acres of mangroves are razed to the ground. "They burn these mangroves in the night and sometimes the smoke is so thick that your eyes start burning and people cannot breathe. All these things are happening here in front of us," said Shashi Ranjan, another resident. READ MORE
 
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Mangrove Action Project Receives Disney Conservation Grant
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USA -  Mangrove Action Project (MAP) has been awarded a $19,800 grant from the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF). The conservation grant recognizes Mangrove Action Project’s efforts to educate young people throughout the world on the vital importance of mangrove wetlands, in this instance the focus is on introducing MAP’s ‘Marvellous Mangroves’ curriculum to Suriname’s schools. “Suriname is the thirteenth country throughout the world where MAP has begun the process of translating, adapting, researching and introducing ‘Marvellous Mangroves’ – a 300-page curriculum linked teaching resource guide,” said MAP Global Education Director Martin Keeley. “The Disney grant will enable us to complete this exciting program and inspire local people to protect the mangrove forests of Suriname.”  READ MORE
 
Mangroves, Stilts, and Canals Might Just Save South Beach From Rising Seas
USA - To designer Isaac Stein, there's no reason to fear the rising seas in South Florida. Instead, the encroaching water should be embraced as part of the next phase in Miami Beach's evolution. In fact, Stein has proposed one of the most creative solutions yet to save South Beach — a mix of urban mangrove forest, buildings on stilts, and citywide canals that would turn Miami Beach into a pedestrian-friendly, water-borne city. “Just look at Venice or many Dutch cities,” he says. “Bringing in water and inviting it to be part of the city can really add quality and value. It can make the city better.” Stein grew up in Florida’s Panhandle, in the bayou town of Port Washington. Since he was a youngster, summertime hurricanes forced him to learn to “live with water.” When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in 2012, Stein was a student at the University of Miami School of Architecture. “I went out surfing during it,” he says, “and that was the first time I really saw water rising into the city.” READ MORE
 
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Mangroves: the unsung star of coastal ecosystems
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AUSTRALIA - Mangroves are the "not-so-sexy" members of the coastal ecosystem but a group of researchers and community members are working to raise their profile. James Cook University (JCU) scientists are creating a comprehensive map of the shoreline as part of the Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program (CHAMP) funded by Gladstone Ports Corporation. JCU's Dr Norman Duke said the project will provide a "unique view" of the shoreline as well as detailed information about conditions and changes. James Cook University (JCU) scientists are creating a comprehensive map of the shoreline as part of the Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program (CHAMP). James Cook University (JCU) scientists are creating a comprehensive map of the shoreline as part of the Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program (CHAMP). "Big changes are expected - as shoreline development expands, with pollution events, coupled with severe storms, sea level rise and other aspects of climate change," he said. READ MORE


LAST WORD(S)

Hi everyone,
 
Most of you have probably either been part of the conversation around MAP doing #GivingTuesday, or have seen posts showing up on our website and social media outlets about the event. For anyone still unfamiliar with the day, #GivingTuesday is a special call of action to create a global day of giving that brings diverse organizations and communities around the world to give back. This year it is on Tuesday, December 1st, and we will be participating for the first time.
 
We’ve already done quite a bit of work on this; Leo has been developing some fantastic graphics. December 1st represents a unique opportunity for MAP to engage with people for all 24 hours, since we have staff and volunteers from around the world. A major feature that we will be focusing on is the launch of a new monthly giving program, called Monthly Mangrove Sustainership (more info here: http://mangroveactionproject.org/mangrove-sustainership). Monthly or recurring giving is the most sustainable way to raise funds, and we’re hoping for at least 20 people to sign up at any giving level. Overall, we have a goal of raising $10,000 in a 24-hour period. It’s ambitious, of course, but better to reach for more than not enough and not get excited about the effort.
 
In the next two weeks, I hope that you can all encourage people to support us by either joining the monthly giving program or simply donating on the day of. We have some nice rewards for people if they want them, including shout-outs on social media and other special thank-yous. The donation page is here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjU4MA== .
 
It is almost entirely customizable and fully mobile-responsive.
 
I’ve attached our #GivingTuesday logo for people to use on their personal social media profiles as well as in things like email signatures if you’re comfortable with that. Some things that you can do individually:
 
-        Post on social media, or re-post things from MAP leading up to Dec 1 and on the day of (I’ve attached a Social Media toolkit from the #GivingTuesday folks that has sample posts you can use if you like)
 
-        Between now and Dec 1 or on #GivingTuesday itself, post an UNselfie. Basically, you take a picture of yourself with a piece of paper explaining why you give. I’ve attached a customized MAP version for people to print and use if they’d like, and a toolkit to explain it.
 
-        Encourage your workplace (if it isn’t MAP) and local government to participate
 
If you’re willing to do thank-you videos (general and personalized), or want to be more involved with the efforts leading up to and on #GivingTuesday itself, let me know. I’ll be spending most of Dec 1 and 2 on this.
 
That was a lot of info, so let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!
 
Best,
Sara
 
606 Maynard Ave. S, Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98104
mangroveactionproject.org
Join our Monthly Mangrove Sustainer program on #GivingTuesday!



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6,400 Signatures and Thumbprints Submitted in Support of Local People’s Statement On Mekong Dams at Mekong People’s Forum

An Giang, Vietnam- More than 100 people gathered yesterday in An Giang, Vietnam for the historic Mekong People’s Forum: “Local Mekong People’s Voices: the message to Mekong governments on Mekong dams.” Participants included community members from the Tonle Sap lake, communities along the Mekong and 3S Rivers in Cambodia, from Northern and Northeastern Thailand’s communities along the Mekong and from An Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau, Vietnam. Most people have already experienced direct impacts from dams on the Mekong and its tributaries. The meeting marks the first time that communities from different Mekong countries have organized themselves to create a common platform from which to raise their concern regarding the impacts of existing and planned hydropower projects on the Mekong River.

At the forum, community representatives presented a statement (attached) by local people entitled “Mekong governments: Listen to the People!“ to regional governments, signed by more than 6,400 local people from the Mekong River Basin, along with supporting organizations and individuals. The statement calls for Mekong governments to urgently listen to the concerns of the people, and to respect the rights of local communities to make decisions about the future of their lives and able to continue in protecting their rivers.

“Cambodia will have to the bare the most severe impacts of the Mekong dams on fisheries, especially from the Don Sahong Dam,”
said Sam At, a fisherman from Tonle Sap, Cambodia. “ We want to know why the Don Sahong Dam and other dams keep being pushed forward and why none of the governments will listen to us.”

The common problems and concerns with Mekong dams and their impact to fisheries, ecology, hydrology and the loss of land along the Mekong, have been shared by people in Lao PDR, Thailand and Cambodia over the past two decades, while Vietnam has expressed increasing concern over the change in quantity and quality of water, the loss of sediment and intrusion of saline water to agriculture land and fishery production due to both hydropower dams and climate change. Significant impacts have been felt since the first mega dams on the upper Mekong mainstream in China started construction, and in other Mekong tributaries from the Pak Mun Dam in Thailand,  Yali Fall Dam in Vietnam, and now from the first lower Mekong mainstream dam, the Xayaburi Dam being built by Lao PDR. One of the most pressing concerns held by Mekong people at this time is the impending construction of the Don Sahong Dam, which will block one of the key channels in the region for fish migration throughout the lower Mekong Basin.

“We who have grown up with the river are able to see even the smallest changes. Over the last ten years we have seen the water levels drop and the fish stocks diminish. “We are worried about our future and the future of our children.” Said Mrs Huynh Thi Kim Duyen, a community representative from Ca mau province, Vietnam.
Mekong local people gathered in the forum were encouraged by the unity and commitment among themselves and expressed that the local people’s movement will continue to grow bigger and stronger. The problems related to Mekong dams have not yet been recognized or resolved, therefore communities commit to work together across countries, to unify the stance and concerns of local people in countries affected by hydropower projects.

We have a serious question about the Mekong River Commission (MRC). With their knowledge, they cannot make the Mekong governments consider the true cost of these dams and the impact to us. The local Mekong people have also now conducted many clearer assessments of the impacts to our rivers. I therefore ask why we need to have MRC. We now propose instead the Mekong People’s council, as a platform to reflect the real concern of Mekong people,” Said Chirasak Inthayod, the Hug Chiang Khong Group from Northern Thailand

The forum plans to submit the statement with around 8,000 signatures/thumbprints, in two weeks time, to all Mekong governments through the Mekong Ministers responsible for Mekong dams.
The Mekong River belongs to all countries and all people,“ said Amnart Trijak, a community leader from Nakornphanon Province, Thailand. “The governments have to stop looking only at their own territory. To do this is not reflecting the reality of our shared river. We the people should be able to take a key part in decision-making processes over the future of the rivers.”

Contacts:

Cambodia:   
Mr. Long Sochet, Representative of Cambodia Community Fisheries Tel: Representative of Cambodia Community Fisheries (CCF) Tel: +855 12 989 318

Mr. Youk Senglong, Fisheries Action Coalition Team  (FAC)  Email: y.senglong@fact.org.kh, Tel: +855 12 768609

Thailand:     
Mr. Channarong Vongla, Representative from Hug Chiang Khan Group, Thailand  Tel:+66  890 212 004
Ms. Premrudee DaoroungTowards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliance (TERRA) Email: premrudee@terraper.org  Tel: +66 81 4342334

Vietnam:
Mr. Vo Thanh Trang, Representative of An Giang Community, Vietnam  Tel: +84 945 320 719
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Van, Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN)
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Chinese symposium promotes MAP strategy

Dear Friends,

Here are some group photos from the two meetings in Xiamen, China. The larger group shot was from the symposium he;d Nov. 12-13, and the smaller group shot was from the meeting of the Mangrove Specialist Group held Nov. 14-15. 



During the symposium, one of the presenters dealt with the importance of mangrove associates, including mangrove associates and epiphytes such as orchids in ensuring a healthy, bio-diverse mangrove ecosystem. It had not occurred to me just how vital these associates and epiphytes were in producing a healthy mangrove wetland, including ensuring adequate pollination of mangroves and overall plant health. The flowering plants such as orchids attract the insects that are important for pollination of mangroves.

This fact further proves the case for not relying on plantations and mitigation as a way to replace a functioning mangrove system in one place with a planted or afforested one elsewhere, because it will take many years to establish the full mangrove community including the associates and epiphytes.

Further surprise is that in China over 2500 ha of planted, introduced Sonerratia mangroves from Bangladesh have been established in China as a way to lessen coastal erosion and protect against hurricane winds and waves. However, this may not yet be an invasive species in China, as it turns out that the Sonerratia is not getting pollinated because of lack of available suitable pollinators in China. There are some plans to introduce such pollinators so this species can reproduce, but this raises the specter of yet another bio-invasive species there.

China seems ripe for such bio-invasions as they attempt to introduce other species of plants to their coastal zones. Someone had earlier introduced the marsh plant Spartina (which grows naturally in the US) to China and because of lack of natural bio-containment, this species has become rampant in growth, actually threatening the native mangroves because of the thick growth of this invasive grass-like reed can choke out the mangroves in the area. Vast beds of Spartina spread rapidly in the shallow bay and estuary waters there. At present there is no program established to counter this threat, but again talk of introducing natural competitors such as insects to keep the Spartina in check are being discussed there, which could be problematic in establishing yet a new invasive pest to China's wetlands.

During the MSG strategy session, I was able to get formal approval for my earlier introduced proposal for undertaking a global assessment of past and present mangrove restoration in an attempt to establish a best practices approach to mangrove restoration. This assessment will involve MAP, Robin Lewis of Florida and Norm Duke of MangroveWatch of Australia in the process. MangroveWatch will undertake the actual groundwork of assessing the success and failure of selected restoration sites. This is important because too often mangrove restoration projects are not monitored and evaluated, thus allowing bad practices to be repeated and promoted, funded by unsuspecting funders such as the World Bank to the tune of millions of dollars and thousands of wasted man hours in futile plantings. Because this failure to monitor and evaluate leads to around 70% or more failure rates, we are losing opportunity to reverse the ongoing negative trend in mangrove losses.

Therefore, undertaking this kind of widespread study of restoration attempts in Asia, the Americas and Africa could well help positively influence future mangrove restoration programs, and we can be assured CBEMR approaches will get the positive attention they so long have deserved.

This proposed assessment program is urgently needed as proven by current so-called "restoration efforts" in the Philippines, whereby a very expansive government program to afforest sea grass beds with mangroves is now in progress, or should I say "regress!!" Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, who is a board member of both MSG and the ZSL is leading the effort in the Philippines to oppose this destructive ecosystem conversion, but so far has not been able to convince authorities there to change their short-sighted approach. Hopefully, the proposed mangrove assessment will have some chance to affect policy there.

For inclusion of recommendations to IUCN by the MSG, I will be working on a couple of recommendations, which I will ask others on this list to help refine. One will recommend against mitigation as a means to justify further mangrove habitat loss, and the other the recommendation to keep shrimp farms out of the inter-tidal zone, not just out of the mangroves, but outside the whole inter-tidal area. These one page recommendations will be reviewed by the MSG steering committee and may be included in their final statement of recommendations to IUCN.

A next meeting in Florida next June of MMM4 will involve many MSG members, so this will be yet another opportunity to move our restoration and conservation efforts forward.

I saw Jim in Thailand and Cambodia, discussing MAP issues with him, including the future of our MAP Asia office. I will be discussing some of the ideas we talked about with the board at the next meeting on the 25th. While traveling in Cambodia I visited a joint community-livelihoods project at Tonle Sap, meeting for the first time members of the PMCR group there whom MAP Asia has been working with over the last 10 years or so.They are establishing a very promising community savings plan, involving women's groups in the process of making small loans for small-scale community development projects, eliminating the middleman in the process.

Ciao,
Alfredo

Mangrove Action Project Receives Disney Conservation Grant

PORT ANGELES, WA: 19 November 2015:  Mangrove Action Project (MAP) has been awarded a $19,800 grant from the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF). The conservation grant recognizes Mangrove Action Project’s efforts to educate young people throughout the world on the vital importance of mangrove wetlands, in this instance the focus is on introducing MAP’s ‘Marvellous Mangroves’ curriculum to Suriname’s schools.

“Suriname is the thirteenth country throughout the world where MAP has begun the process of translating, adapting, researching and introducing ‘Marvellous Mangroves’ – a 300-page curriculum linked teaching resource guide,” said MAP Global Education Director Martin Keeley. “The Disney grant will enable us to complete this exciting program and inspire local people to protect the mangrove forests of Suriname.”

In the past fourteen years, thousands of teachers and over 250,000 students in twelve countries worldwide have learned through exciting hands-on science the wonders of tropical mangrove wetlands through the Mangrove Action Project. The expansion and adaptation of MAP’s innovative education program into Suriname will include recent additions focusing on restoration, ecotourism and research. The Marvelous Mangroves Teachers' Resource Guide will become the core of community understanding of mangrove ecology.  

In Suriname, MAP is teaming with the Foundation for Development Through Radio & Television (SORTS) which has several years of successes behind it and concentrates its efforts on the coastal zone of Suriname.  With a special focus on the county’s mangroves, SORTS has a strong track record of working with local communities in the country’s mangrove forests. SORTS has already worked with MAP on its program “Youth Action in Mangroves” and has focused much of its recent efforts on its education programs. This most recently included the opening of a special Mangrove Education Centre in Coronie, Suriname. While focusing specifically on the Mangrove Curriculum, it is essential to recognize that MAP's principals of conservation and restoration have many years of successful implementation in the communities the group serves.

The Disney funding will allow the production and publication of Marvelous Mangroves in Suriname as well as enable the facilitation of several teachers’ workshops incorporating Marvelous Mangroves into the existing schools curriculum.

The Disney Conservation Fund focuses on protecting wildlife and connecting kids and families with nature. Since its founding in 1995, DCF has provided more than $30 million to support conservation programs in 115 countries. Projects were selected to receive awards based upon their efforts to study wildlife, protect habitats and develop community conservation and education programs in critical ecosystems.

For information on Disney’s commitment to conserve nature and a complete list of 2015 grant recipients, visit ww.disney.com/conservation.

About Mangrove Action Project: Witnessing firsthand the rapid devastation of the world’s mangrove forest wetlands and their associated coastal ecosystems, the founders of the Mangrove Action Project (MAP) decided in 1992 that it was time to form a global network to address the problems of mangrove loss worldwide. MAP has grown steadily during the last 20 + years to become a respected member of the global environmental movement.  MAP's international network has grown to include over 500 NGOs and 350 scientists and academics from over 60 nations.  In recent years, MAP has transformed from a network-and advocacy focused organization into one still involved in advocacy, but with programs and activities on the ground, supported through local offices in Thailand and Indonesia, as well as close partner groups in Asia, Australia, Latin America and Africa.  MAP’s pro-active approach to long-term mangrove conservation involves:  education, advocacy, collaboration, conservation and restoration, as well as sustainable community-based development. 

Thursday, November 12, 2015

MAP NEWS ISSUE 377, Nov 14, 2015

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377th Edition                                Nov 14, 2015


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Editor’s Note – MAP News covered Nasako Besingi’s efforts in MAP News Issue 330, January 18th, 2014. You can read his open letter here.
International Civil Society Alarmed by Conviction of Environmental Human Rights Defender
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CAMEROON -A coalition of international organizations have denounced Cameroonian authorities’ repression of community leader and environmental defender Nasako Besingi. Nasako Besingi is the director of the organization SEFE (Struggle to Economize Future Environment) which has been fighting alongside local communities to protect ancient rainforests of southwestern Cameroon from plans for a massive palm oil plantation. Since 2010, U.S. investors Herakles Farms have repeatedly violated communities’ rights to give Free, Prior, Informed Consent as they moved forward with clear cutting rainforests that communities have traditionally used for small scale agriculture and foraging.  Beginning in 2013, Nasako has been pursued many times with legal charges brought by Herakles Farms, for alleged offenses of the publication of false news and holding an undeclared public meeting, among others.  On November 5th, after a protracted and controversial legal process, Nasako was convicted by local Cameroonian courts on two counts of propagation of false news against the US agribusiness company Herakles Farms and two counts of defamation against two employees of the company.  READ MORE

AFRICA
 
The fisherman and the forest
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SENEGAL - Mangrove forests can be found where the land meets the sea, supporting a wealth of tropical life. But in many parts of the world they are disappearing and preserving them takes dedication. Stepping through the mud, Abdou Karim Sall introduces the stands of trees as though we're strolling through a community allotment. "These are from this year, those are from 2014. Those over there, they were planted in 2013," he says, waving his arm to indicate which stand is which. We are in the mangroves in the backwaters of Joal, a town in Senegal about two hours' drive south of the capital Dakar. Joal is best known as a fishing town. Each afternoon, open boats called pirogues arrive at its beach to offload their catches of herring-like sardinella and other sea fish. They've come from several kilometres offshore. The beach comes alive with activity - porters carrying heavy crates of silvery fish up the shore, horses and carts splashing through the shallows, people buying and selling. READ MORE
 
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What is threatening Mekong Delta fisheries?
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VIETNAM - Recent data and reports show the richest inland fishery in the world, situated in the Mekong Delta in Southeast Asia, is under serious threat from the twin effects of global warming and the more direct actions of man on the landscape. In the longer term, if these conditions continue, major export species could be affected. An unusual drought from mid-May has reduced water levels in the upper section of the Mekong River to record lows. As a result, sea water is encroaching from the south caused by the annual tide, which this year is pushing further up the river and bringing in more seawater than normal – salt water has been found 60 km (37.3 miles) inland according to a report by the BBC World Service in Vietnam. The highest salinity is likely to be reached in March 2016, with the level beating the previous record set in the dry season of 2005. In addition, a proliferation of hydropower dams in the north and large-scale sand mining are endangering the delta. As a result of these changes, an alarming 500 hectares (5 sq km) of land are being lost to soil erosion every year. READ MORE
 
6,400 Signatures and Thumbprints Submitted in Support of Local People
VIETNAM -  More than 100 people gathered yesterday in An Giang, Vietnam for the historic Mekong People’s Forum: “Local Mekong People’s Voices: the message to Mekong governments on Mekong dams.” Participants included community members from the Tonle Sap lake, communities along the Mekong and 3S Rivers in Cambodia, from Northern and Northeastern Thailand’s communities along the Mekong and from An Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau, Vietnam. Most people have already experienced direct impacts from dams on the Mekong and its tributaries. The meeting marks the first time that communities from different Mekong countries have organized themselves to create a common platform from which to raise their concern regarding the impacts of existing and planned hydropower projects on the Mekong River. At the forum, community representatives presented a statement (attached) by local people entitled “Mekong governments: Listen to the People!“ to regional governments, signed by more than 6,400 local people from the Mekong River Basin, along with supporting organizations and individuals. The statement calls for Mekong governments to urgently listen to the concerns of the people, and to respect the rights of local communities to make decisions about the future of their lives and able to continue in protecting their rivers READ MORE

Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?
INDONESIA - I’ve often wondered how the media would respond when eco-apocalypse struck. I pictured the news programmes producing brief, sensational reports, while failing to explain why it was happening or how it might be stopped. Then they would ask their financial correspondents how the disaster affected share prices, before turning to the sport. As you can probably tell, I don’t have an ocean of faith in the industry for which I work. What I did not expect was that they would ignore it. A great tract of Earth is on fire. It looks as you might imagine hell to be. The air has turned ochre: visibility in some cities has been reduced to 30 metres. Children are being prepared for evacuation in warships; already some have choked to death. Species are going up in smoke at an untold rate. It is almost certainly the greatest environmental disaster of the 21st century – so far. READ MORE

Philippines to ramp up shrimp production
PHILIPPINES - In light of growing demand for shrimp in the US and Japan, the Philippines hopes to ramp up white shrimp production to 130,000 metric tons and become a major shrimp player in the Southeast Asian region, reports Rappler. The government will help boost efforts by setting up hatchery plants in each of the country's coastal regions, which will be funded and run by local government units with initial funding coming from the federal government. Senator Cynthia Villar of General Santos City, Philippines, said that large producers in the country, such as Alson Aqua, Sarangani Agricultural Company and RD Corporation, are already in a position to compete with other industry leaders in Thailand and Vietnam. She also said that General Santos and Sarangani have the potential to become shrimp capitals of the country. READ MORE
 
AMERICAS
 
PHOTO ESSAY - Amid the world’s tallest mangroves, children help fuel a thriving ecosystem
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ECUADOR – Ecuador is home to the tallest mangroves in the world: The Cayapas Mataje Reserve. Its soil is filled with small black cockles — a culinary delicacy prized in Ecuador — and the arduous task of searching for and picking those shelled creatures from the mangroves falls on the shoulders of children, who use their long limbs and agile bodies to scale the spindly branches of the trees and mine the thick mud that surrounds them. Pickers, also known as concheros, can earn up to 8 cents per cockle. The average conchero gathers 50 to 100 cockles a day, a staggering toll if one considers searching for a mud-covered cockle shell amid hundreds of jutting tree limbs while enduring the changing conditions of the mangroves’ environment. Photographer Felipe Jacome spent several trips over the course of a year documenting how children as young as 10 go about navigating Ecuador’s spider web of trees limbs “exploring the relationship between childhood, manual labor and this unique ecosystem.” READ MORE
 
Note from the Executive Director - This may not mention mangroves, but it fits in with one of our aims to restore a healthy marine environment, including healthy mangrove wetlands, which in turn support a more resilient and natural biodiversity. As we have stated in the past, a restored healthy ocean can produce much more marine life, including harvestable seafood to feed more people than aquaculture. We need to restore the health of our oceans if we are to resolve the problem of declining wild fisheries.
Cleaning up the oceans to feed the future
USA - Who is responsible for the health of the oceans? Is it fishermen, fish farmers, shipping magnates, oil and gas companies, renewable energy concerns, carbon capture and storage operations, dredging, cable and pipeline businesses? Where does the public fit into the scenario and who cares? The answer is that we are all responsible, and we should all care, for without a healthy, productive, biodiverse ocean, seafood as part of the solution for global food security would be a non-starter. The Sustainable Ocean Summit 2015, organized by the World Ocean Council in Singapore from 9 to 10 November 2015, will tackle the issue of how to ensure the health, productivity and sustainable development of the ocean over the next 50 years, and includes representations from fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the wider, diverse ocean business community. Some of the biggest issues affecting marine life, which after all, is the lifeblood of the seafood industry, are plastic and microplastic pollution, marine litter, and ghost fishing. READ MORE
 
Rising Sea Levels Threaten Tiny Islands Home To Indigenous Panamanians
PANAMA - A hundred-and-fiftyyears ago, the Guna people of Panama left the mainland to escape deadly mosquitoes that carried malaria. They ended up in low-lying islands in the Caribbean. But now rising sea levels are forcing the Guna people to go back to the mainland, and that is changing the way they live. Jaime Avila zooms his motorboat over clear blue Caribbean water and tosses a baited hook overboard. Avila, like many indigenous Gunas who live off of Panama's Northeastern coast, used to fish every day. Now instead of fishing, he mostly shuttles tourists from island to island. But the water is now the enemy. "Because Arctic ice is melting," he says, and that means rising sea levels fueled by climate change threaten to swamp the Guna's tiny islands flecking Panama's coast. And leaders in Avila's community, Gardi Sugdub, a tiny island about a mile from the coast, plan to relocate to a hereditary tropical rain forest on the mainland. Avila says they'll lose a long tradition of living off the sea. READ MORE

OCEANA
 
Mangrove Forests Are Being Starved of Mud
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AUSTRALIA - Around the world, millions of people rely on mangroves. The trees support rich fisheries, provide timber and wood for fuel, and help protect shorelines from erosion. But mangroves face many threats; the biggest, globally, is mangrove clearance for shrimp farms and other coastal developments. But now, for the first time, researchers have shown that the future of mangroves may also depend on the flow of mud. When left to run freely, rivers sweep muddy water toward the coast. Mangroves’ tangled roots trap the suspended sediment, adding it to the soil. So, when a dam curtails a river and cuts off the sediment, it chokes the forest of a replenishing supply of dirt. A research team led by Cath Lovelock from the University of Queensland, Australia, combined high and low-tech methods to show the effect of dams on mangrove forests. READ MORE

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This is a certificate for your video in the Think Forests video competition because it made the shortlist from over 80 entries
 
Best of luck in the future and thanks for participating.
 
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Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM


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Press Release from Mekong Regional People's Forum on 11 November

Thursday, November 12, 2015



6,400 Signatures and Thumbprints Submitted in Support of Local People’s Statement
On Mekong Dams at Mekong People’s Forum


An Giang, Vietnam- More than 100 people gathered yesterday in An Giang, Vietnam for the historic Mekong People’s Forum: “Local Mekong People’s Voices: the message to Mekong governments on Mekong dams.” Participants included community members from the Tonle Sap lake, communities along the Mekong and 3S Rivers in Cambodia, from Northern and Northeastern Thailand’s communities along the Mekong and from An Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau, Vietnam. Most people have already experienced direct impacts from dams on the Mekong and its tributaries. The meeting marks the first time that communities from different Mekong countries have organized themselves to create a common platform from which to raise their concern regarding the impacts of existing and planned hydropower projects on the Mekong River.

At the forum, community representatives presented a statement (attached) by local people entitled “Mekong governments: Listen to the People!“ to regional governments, signed by more than 6,400 local people from the Mekong River Basin, along with supporting organizations and individuals. The statement calls for Mekong governments to urgently listen to the concerns of the people, and to respect the rights of local communities to make decisions about the future of their lives and able to continue in protecting their rivers.

“Cambodia will have to the bare the most severe impacts of the Mekong dams on fisheries, especially from the Don Sahong Dam,”
said Sam At, a fisherman from Tonle Sap, Cambodia. “ We want to know why the Don Sahong Dam and other dams keep being pushed forward and why none of the governments will listen to us.”

The common problems and concerns with Mekong dams and their impact to fisheries, ecology, hydrology and the loss of land along the Mekong, have been shared by people in Lao PDR, Thailand and Cambodia over the past two decades, while Vietnam has expressed increasing concern over the change in quantity and quality of water, the loss of sediment and intrusion of saline water to agriculture land and fishery production due to both hydropower dams and climate change. Significant impacts have been felt since the first mega dams on the upper Mekong mainstream in China started construction, and in other Mekong tributaries from the Pak Mun Dam in Thailand,  Yali Fall Dam in Vietnam, and now from the first lower Mekong mainstream dam, the Xayaburi Dam being built by Lao PDR. One of the most pressing concerns held by Mekong people at this time is the impending construction of the Don Sahong Dam, which will block one of the key channels in the region for fish migration throughout the lower Mekong Basin.

“We who have grown up with the river are able to see even the smallest changes. Over the last ten years we have seen the water levels drop and the fish stocks diminish. “We are worried about our future and the future of our children.” Said Mrs Huynh Thi Kim Duyen, a community representative from Ca mau province, Vietnam.
Mekong local people gathered in the forum were encouraged by the unity and commitment among themselves and expressed that the local people’s movement will continue to grow bigger and stronger. The problems related to Mekong dams have not yet been recognized or resolved, therefore communities commit to work together across countries, to unify the stance and concerns of local people in countries affected by hydropower projects.

We have a serious question about the Mekong River Commission (MRC). With their knowledge, they cannot make the Mekong governments consider the true cost of these dams and the impact to us. The local Mekong people have also now conducted many clearer assessments of the impacts to our rivers. I therefore ask why we need to have MRC. We now propose instead the Mekong People’s council, as a platform to reflect the real concern of Mekong people,” Said Chirasak Inthayod, the Hug Chiang Khong Group from Northern Thailand

The forum plans to submit the statement with around 8,000 signatures/thumbprints, in two weeks time, to all Mekong governments through the Mekong Ministers responsible for Mekong dams.
The Mekong River belongs to all countries and all people,“ said Amnart Trijak, a community leader from Nakornphanon Province, Thailand. “The governments have to stop looking only at their own territory. To do this is not reflecting the reality of our shared river. We the people should be able to take a key part in decision-making processes over the future of the rivers.”

Contacts:

Cambodia:   
Mr. Long Sochet, Representative of Cambodia Community Fisheries Tel: Representative of Cambodia Community Fisheries (CCF) Tel: +855 12 989 318

Mr. Youk Senglong, Fisheries Action Coalition Team  (FAC)  Email: y.senglong@fact.org.kh, Tel: +855 12 768609

Thailand:     
Mr. Channarong Vongla, Representative from Hug Chiang Khan Group, Thailand  Tel:+66  890 212 004
Ms. Premrudee DaoroungTowards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliance (TERRA) Email: premrudee@terraper.org  Tel: +66 81 4342334

Vietnam:
Mr. Vo Thanh Trang, Representative of An Giang Community, Vietnam  Tel: +84 945 320 719
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Van, Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN)
Email: van@warecod.org.vn Tel: +84 163 603 7853


Best regards,


Senglong
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Senglong YOUK (Mr.)
Cell-phone: (+855) 12 76 86 09 / 70 40 40 97
Email:senglongyouk@gmail.com
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Position: Program Manager
Organization: Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT)
Address: #57z, Str. 430, Sangkat Phsar Doeum Thkov, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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