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Published 12. Nov 2024 by WeForest in Project Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Canoe-like pirogues line the water’s edge
Brightly coloured pirogues, or fishing boats, like these ones can be found all over the estuary.
Published 12. Nov 2024 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Traditional architecture
This impluvium - a funnel-shaped hole in the roof of a house or building - is typical of architecture from Casamance, although this example is in a hotel in Sine-Saloum.
Published 02. May 2024 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Harvesting oysters the sustainable way
Collecting oysters from mangroves can sometimes lead to cuts and other damage to the roots.
Published 25. Apr 2024 by WeForest in Project Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Planted and regenerating
This photo shows a restoration site which was planted 2 to 3 years ago.
Published 14. Feb 2024 by WeForest in Project Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Three towers are better than one!
Two new flux towers (in addition to the existing tower) were installed during 2023 to measure carbon exchange between our growing seedlings and the atmosphere.
Published 14. Feb 2024 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Work hard, but stay pretty!
This video shows Avicennia being planted towards the end of 2023.
Published 26. Sep 2023 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Phase 2 planting has started!
The first planting season of phase 2 of the project is underway.
Published 25. Sep 2023 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Measuring and monitoring
Phase 1 of the Casamance project concluded in 2022 when we finalized the planting of 3418 ha with nearly 8 million more seedlings – that’s 17.5 million mangrove seedlings planted since the project’s launch.
Published 25. Sep 2023 by WeForest in Project Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Rolling out the socio-economic activities
Eclosio, an international NGO, is partnering with WeForest to roll out the socio-economic activities in nine municipalities across both regions of our mangroves project.
Published 25. Sep 2023 by WeForest in Project Casamance Mangroves
Rolling out the socio-economic activities
Eclosio, an international NGO, is partnering with WeForest to roll out the socio-economic activities in nine municipalities across both regions of our mangroves project.
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