Mapping Mangroves

Explainer video by PGA Branding introducing an interactive mapping tool created by The Nature Conservancy and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Cambridge University.

Healthy mangroves are a precious, almost priceless, resource, and yet over the past 50 years the world has witnessed staggering levels of mangrove loss and degradation. Losing mangroves means losing lives and livelihoods, food security, valuable timber production, coastal defence, and one of the most efficient and important carbon stores on the planet.

Recognising this enormous issue, experts at the University of Cambridge, The Nature Conservancy and IUCN merged innovative data to create a unique mapping tool to allow decision-makers to identify areas where mangrove forest restoration can succeed by highlighting places where they once thrived, and where conditions remain suitable for restoration.