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    Mangroves are tree species found in coastal wetlands that have elongated roots to withstand tidal changes. Their roots provide habitat for marine life and mangroves store large amounts of carbon. El Salvador has mangrove forests along its coasts that are important ecosystems but have declined by 50% globally. Rural communities rely on these resources for their livelihoods. Environmental groups in El Salvador work to preserve the remaining mangroves and support local communities.

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    Mangroves are tree species found in coastal wetlands that have elongated roots to withstand tidal changes. Their roots provide habitat for marine life and mangroves store large amounts of carbon. El Salvador has mangrove forests along its coasts that are important ecosystems but have declined by 50% globally. Rural communities rely on these resources for their livelihoods. Environmental groups in El Salvador work to preserve the remaining mangroves and support local communities.

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    Contribucion Estudiantil - USFS - 6 de Febrero, 2012

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    Mangroves are tree species found in coastal wetlands that have elongated roots to withstand tidal changes. Their roots provide habitat for marine life and mangroves store large amounts of carbon. El Salvador has mangrove forests along its coasts that are important ecosystems but have declined by 50% globally. Rural communities rely on these resources for their livelihoods. Environmental groups in El Salvador work to preserve the remaining mangroves and support local communities.

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    Manglares de Nuestro Pulgarcito

    Mangroves of El Salvador

    Mangroves are an amphibious species of tree and are native in tropical and coastal wetlands throughout particular continents of the world. Their elongated roots serve as a significant nesting ground for shellfish and sea turtles during high tides. Mangroves are even constructed to preserve large amounts of carbonwithin the atmosphere which helps to mitigate climate change.

    El Salvador is often referred as El Querido Pulgarcito, which is a term of endearment from the Salvadoran community. Pulgarcito also roughly translates to El Salvador being the Thomb Thumb of the Americas

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    Mangrove Forests from 1961 to 1989


    1961 1979 1989

    Barra de Santiago

    Estero de Jaltepeque
    *Highlighted regions not drawn to scale

    La Unin Bahia de Jiquilisco

    El Tamarindo

    Rural communities living off of the coast of the country heavily rely on natural resources to support their lifestyle. The natural landscape of El Salvador has been endangered due to land development, pollution and lack of education on how to properly care and preserve natural wildlife and plantlife. Over the years 50% of the worlds mangrove population has dwindled at an exponential rate.

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    Exist

    Forests

    El Salvador

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    74,000 acres of Mangroves


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    Oceania

    South America

    Despite the degradation and current conditions that have been taking place in El Salvador, there are plenty of environmental activist organizations and community leaders from the Bahia de Jiquilisco who are driven to develop a better ecosystem. Eco-Viva is a social justice and environmentalist organization that hasestablished itself to serve in the Bay of Jiquilisco and the Lower Lempa River Estuary. Their main partner is currently the Mangrove Association and La Coordinadora del Bajo Lempa Y Bahia de Jiquilisco, where they have constructed a support system for local leaders of the various communities and help them to be engaged in preserving their homes and natural resources.
    DAI 523.01 Information Design I Instructor: Pino Trogu Design and Industry Department College of Humanities and Creative Arts San Francisco State University California, USA - December 2011 Case Study No.019 Designed by Breena Nuez 30 x 40 Poster

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    Cited Sources: Ambio, Coverage: 1972 - 2007 (Vols. 1 - 36); www.eco-viva.org; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

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