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Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Sine-Saloum Mangroves
Published 12. Nov 2024 by WeForest
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 25. Apr 2024 by WeForest
Planted and regenerating
This photo shows a restoration site which was planted 2 to 3 years ago.
Published 14. Feb 2024 by WeForest in Flux Tower 2
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 25. Sep 2023 by WeForest
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 20. Apr 2023 by WeForest
Amazing growth
This area at Fimela was planted between June and September 2020.
Published 29. Mar 2023 by WeForest
Coming up nicely!
This image shows a restoration site near Foundiougne about a year after planting.
Published 22. Mar 2023 by WeForest
Saltiness increases further from the coast
Mangroves expert Ngor Ndour, a researcher at the Université Assane SECK in Ziguinchor, has been helping the team make sure that tree density and survival rates will be up to standard in the more northerly restoration areas.
Published 02. Dec 2022 by WeForest
Meet Madeleine, a big mangroves fan!
Madeleine Ndiaye is involved in the monitoring of the planting sites from 2020.
Published 01. Sep 2022 by WeForest
A flux tower in the mangroves
In Sine-Saloum, one of the world's only mangrove flux towers is measuring carbon exchange between our growing seedlings and the atmosphere.
Published 11. Feb 2022 by WeForest
Are you big enough yet?
Measuring the height of the Avicennia plants in the nursery to assess their maturity and predict their planting potential.
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