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The Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is one of the world’s most endangered marsh passerines, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and protected by the European Union’s Birds Directive. Each year, this bird migrates over 12,000 kilometers, connecting its breeding grounds in Eastern Europe to its wintering grounds in West Africa, particularly in Senegal. […]

CREAF is a cross-border initiative that supports migratory birds, wetland conservation, and community climate resilience in 11 countries across West and Southern Africa and Europe. With 15 implementing partners, CREAF advances nature-based solutions, monitoring, local empowerment, and regional policy alignment along the East Atlantic flyway. “The CREAF project is supported by the German Federal Government’s […]

Climate Resilience for Migratory Birds and Populations Along the East Atlantic Flyway Wetlands International, the Joint Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), BirdLife International, BirdEyes, and PRCM, among other partners, have launched a new initiative to protect ecosystems and communities in 11 countries along the East Atlantic Flyway, one of the world’s most important migratory routes for […]

In 2017, Wetlands International launched the Mangrove Capital Africa (MCA) program. This ten-year program aims to protect 1 million hectares of African mangroves, benefiting 2 million people. As part of this program, Wetlands International has undertaken projects across the African continent and has been active in the Casamance region of Senegal since 2021. We are […]

Mangroves are incredible natural solutions to the intertwined climate and biodiversity crises. They capture CO2 at higher rates than almost any other habitat, protect coastal communities from storms, and are home to enormous biodiversity. Mangroves are also essential to the livelihoods of coastal communities, providing resources such as timber, firewood, fish, honey, and traditional medicines. […]

Wetlands International Africa has been working in Senegal in the conservation and restoration of mangroves and related ecosystems in the Saloum Delta for more than fifteen years, combining mangrove restoration and conservation with the promotion of livelihoods through income-generating activities (IGAs) and savings and credit groups for mangrove conservation (GECCOMs) as well as environmental education […]

Wetlands International West Coast Africa and Gulf of Guinea and its partners Woodside and PETROSEN (Sangomar Field Development Phase-1 2021-2023 Social Investment Partnership Program) signed an agreement in September 2021 to implement the pilot project: “Strengthening the Resilience of Mangrove-Dependent Communities in the Saloum Delta.“ Its objective was to improve community resilience by creating new […]

What is the Mangrove Capital Africa program? Mangrove Capital Africa is a ten-year program led by Wetlands International and funded by DOB Ecology. Its goal is to preserve and restore African mangrove ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature. By 2027, we hope that 1 million hectares of African mangroves will be conserved or […]