Mangroves
Mangroves are species of trees and shrubs that grow in saline (brackish) coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Al-Ahsa Oasis | At Al-Asfar Lake (AB ev) | |
| Aldabra Atoll | ||
| Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | ||
| Amami-Oshima Island | In Japan, mangrove forests covering a decent amount of space can be seen only in the Ryukyu Chain in which the nominated property is included. Among them, the mangrove forest at the mouth of the Sumiyo River in Amami-Oshima Island is the most northern. In Iriomote Island, mangrove forests are found at the mouths of the Nakama River, the Urauchi River, and the Shiira River, etc. (Nomination text, p. 32) | |
| Andrefana Dry Forests | "mangrove swamps" | |
| Atlantic Forest South-East | a wealth of vast mangroves (OUV) | |
| Banc d'Arguin | The mangrove swamp in the park is a relict of a previous humid geological period when Banc d'Arguin was a vast estuary mouth for rivers flowing from the Sahara. (unesco website) | |
| Belize Barrier Reef | ||
| Brazilian Atlantic Islands | "Fernando de Noronha also contains the only oceanic mangrove in the South Atlantic region." (Coastal WHS) | |
| Coiba National Park | mangrove forest (Coastal WHS) | |
| Darien National Park | occasional mangroves (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Desembarco del Granma National Park | ||
| Discovery Coast | ||
| East Rennell | small patches of mangrove (Coastal WHS) | |
| Everglades | "Everglades National Park boasts the largest contiguous stand of protected mangrove forest in the western hemisphere." (NPS) | |
| Fraser Island | "mangrove forests" (wiki) | |
| Galapagos Islands | "The variety of geomorphological characteristics (...) comprises rocky, vertical cliff face, mangrove, sandy beach, lagoon, embayment, and hypersaline panne habitats." (IUCN Ev) "Mangrove forests can be observed" on Fernandina Island." | |
| Great Barrier Reef | 3800km2 | |
| Guanacaste | ||
| Gulf of California | Carmen Island has a large mangrove forest of red, black and white mangroves (AB ev) | |
| Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | ||
| Kakadu National Park | ||
| Komodo National Park | patches of tropical rainforest and mangrove (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia | "The property is a marine site of exceptional diversity with a continuum of habitats from mangroves to seagrasses" (AB ev) | |
| Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | "lush mangroves" (AB ev) | |
| Lorentz National Park | ||
| Nan Madol | ||
| Ningaloo Coast | Intertidal systems such as ... mangroves are also found within the property. (AB ev) | |
| Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River | mangrove forest (Coastal WHS) | |
| Rainforests of the Atsinanana | 7 species of mangrove (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | mangrove swamps | |
| Rock Islands | The islands form complex geographical features and create diverse habitats including .... mangroves (AB ev) | |
| Saloum Delta | "The property is defined by three main ecosystems: the mangrove forest, which is the most extensive.." (AB ev) | |
| Sanganeb | ||
| Sian Ka'an | ||
| Socotra Archipelago | One of "eight main types of vegetation" (AB ev) | |
| Sundarbans National Park | "Criterion (x): The mangrove ecosystem of the Sundarbans is considered to be unique because of its immensely rich mangrove flora and mangrove-associated fauna. Some 78 species of mangroves have been recorded in the area making it the richest mangrove forest in the world." (OUV) | |
| The Sundarbans | "Criterion (x): The mangrove ecosystem of the Sundarbans is considered to be unique because of its immensely rich mangrove flora and mangrove-associated fauna. Some 78 species of mangroves have been recorded in the area making it the richest mangrove forest in the world." (OUV) | |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | "mangrove forest which occurs in a broad belt along the northern side of the isthmus." (AB ev) | |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | ||
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | ||
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
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