Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of Mangroves in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Mangroves, which grow along many tropical shorelines, have attracted man’s curiosity from
the earliest times. However, it was not until the 1970’s that man began to understand and
appreciate the role of this unique vegetation. We now see mangroves being protected or
managed in many areas of the world, for the fisheries they support, the forest products they
yield and the stability they contribute to the coastal zone. Yet at the same time, mangroves are
being destroyed for reasons that are frequently illogical. In our region the majority of
mangroves are under stress from a variety of activities including grazing by camels, cutting
for timber, pollution by solid wastes and sewage, in addition to physical modification of the
coastal habitat.
Regional action plan for mangroves.pdf
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