Invitation by N-Parks, Singapore (Sungei Buloh) to present on conservation of Mangroves.

2. What comes to your mind when
you think of the word
‘Mangroves’?

3. Origin of the word ‘mangrove’

4. A Historical
Perspective
The EVIL mangrove
swamps!!

5. Alexander von Humboldt
South American Voyage
Accounts
(1805 – 1834)

6. ‘The mangrove swamp is one of the
most difficult and fatiguing things in
the world to traverse. Myriads of
mosquitoes swarm in it!’
Beccari (an Italian naturalist)
Wanderings in the Great
Forests of Borneo (1904)

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9. Why Fear?
•Unpredictable
appearance of insects
•Sinking into mud
•Alienation from nature

10. Fear not but take Pride
Mangroves attained their
highest species diversity
and abundance in the
Central Indo-Pacific
region!
Figure 1. Mangrove Species Richness:
Native distributions of mangrove species.

11. Contains 40% of
the world’s
mangroves!

12. Only 0.12% of the world’s total land area
BUT ……………….
Provide at least US$1.6 billion each
year in ecosystem services!!!!!

14. Mangrove Timber

15. Most versatile and useful plant in
the mangrove forest
Nypa Palm!!

16. Mangroves as medicinal plants:
Avicennia
Inhibit inflammation, heal skin ulcers and
most interesting…….
Natural Contraceptive!!
Avicennia:
An Arabian Physician

17. Ideal Fish Nurseries

19. Harmony between man and
mangroves
The story of an Asmat tribe

20. Harmony between man and
mangroves
The story of an Asmat tribe

21. Mangrove belts give protection
Have we learnt from History?
From Molokai – Hawaii
From Bangladesh 1970s

22. MANGROVES – THE LIVING
CLASSROOM
A tree climbing crab
A half beak
A giant mudskipper

23. MANGROVES – THE LIVING
CLASSROOM
A Malayan Monitor Lizard
Mangrove mud
creepers

24. What comes to your mind when
you think about FOREST
DEGRADATION?

27. Chocked by oil spills!
Main oil tanker route map

28. Ineffective Law enforcement for
mangrove protection

29. Is it too late for this forgotten
forest?