Guanaja Mangrove Restoration
Recent Events!
Mar 2011> Marvelous Mangroves Workshop Jan 2011> Mangrove Nursery Started Aug 2010> 38,000 Reds Hand Planted May 2010 > President Carter Volunteers Restoration History March 2010> Linear Test Plots January 2010> Analog Forestry December 2009 > Further Testing and Planting February 2009 > BIPS Kayakers Lend a Hand January 2009 > North Side Test Plots Planted August 2008 > GMR Sight Review 2005-2008 > Local Volunteers Plant Reds 2002-2005 > ESNACIFOR Aid Helps Restore The Canal Opportunities! Donate to Help Restore the Mangroves   |  Why Restoration? The Mangroves of Guanaja Island were destroyed by Hurricane Mitch
in 1998. They provided critical fisheries habitat, a home for endangered sea turtles and iguana and they protected Guanaja's perimeter coral reef from sedimentation. This reef is a part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System,
the second largest coral reef system in the world. Guanaja's unique
location is Due to geographic isolation and the extent of destruction, estimated at 95%, the mangroves have not recovered. Guanaja Island's mangroves are a critical component of the regions watershed and ecological balance and will have to be restored by hand planting. |
