Smiling Caribbean community members wading in clear shallow water planting mangrove seedlings.
Illustrative demo

Knee-deep in the future: planting mangroves

Island coast, Caribbean (illustrative)

Profile

Auntie Rose (illustrative)

Nursery keeper

“I plant them for my grandchildren's grandchildren.”

Innovations

  • ✦ Backyard propagule nurseries
  • ✦ Seedling 'godparent' adoption tags
  • ✦ Monthly survival walk

Repeatable playbook

  1. 1

    Ask the experts

    Work with a coastal agency or conservation group on where mangroves belong.

  2. 2

    Grow locally

    Collect fallen propagules from nearby healthy stands.

  3. 3

    Monitor

    Track survival and replant gaps together.

Sources & evidence

Demo story: Fictional example.

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