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.

Collecting oysters from mangroves can sometimes lead to cuts and other damage to the roots.

This video shows Avicennia being planted towards the end of 2023.

The first planting season of phase 2 of the project is underway.

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.

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.

This area of the Casamance delta, Djibabouya, was planted between June and September 2020.

This is Youssou Diedhiou, Head of Mangrove Restoration Monitoring.

These Rhizophora, planted a year ago in the last planting season, are showing good growth.

WeForest and its implementation partner Eclosio supported the village of Essaout in organising its oyster festival, which celebrates the oyster production afforded by the mangroves and brings together collectors and buyers.