Wildlife Queensland invites you to Celebrate

. . .

the state of mangroves in Moreton Bay and globally
Presented by world renowned scientists Dr Norm Duke
and Jock Mackenzie, TropWater, James Cook University

MangroveWatch - the Citizen Science program
coordinated by Wildlife Queensland in and around
Moreton Bay
Presented by Simon Baltais, Moreton Bay Community
MangroveWatch & Seagrass-Watch Program Manager

how the Port of Brisbane works to minimize impacts on
the natural environment from the ports operations
Presented by Craig Wilson, PoB Environmental Manager

debrahenry@wildlife.org.au


Image courtesy Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd


Presented as part of the







Near-shore fisheries and most large-scale commercial offshore fisheries are
utterly dependent on mangroves as breeding grounds. Mangroves provide
pleasant panoramas, promote wellness and recreation, filter coastal pollution,
prevent soil erosion and improve diversity.



Like all trees, mangroves lock and store carbon in their wood. But, mangroves
also lock huge amounts of carbon into the soil under the sea level: 1,000 tons per
hectare more than three times as much as tropical forest on land.



Thirty mangroves per 100 square metres in villages on Indias east coast reduced
the maximum flow of the 2004 tsunami by more than 90 percent.




Learn more: https://www.crowdrise.com/mapcbemr
http://mangroveactionproject.org/
http://www.mangrovewatch.org.au/
http://www.wildlife.org.au/