Saloum Delta ecosystem

The Saloum Delta ecosystem is under pressure from climate change and unsustainable use of mangrove forests. The main factors of mangrove degradation are :

Abusive cutting of fresh wood
Salinity of seawater due to lower rainfall
Silting of mudflats
Cutting of rhizophoras during oyster harvesting
Funded by Only One, the Saloum mangrove restoration project aims to restore 80 ha (800,000 plants) of mangrove. This is community-based ecological restoration (CBEMR), in which community awareness and involvement are essential.

The Only One project is active in the MPAs of :

Gandoul (50 ha)
Sangomar (7 ha)
Bamboung (7.5 ha)
and in the Palmarin community nature reserve (6 ha).

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