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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

  • 26 Jul 2024

The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is celebrated every year on 26 July, and aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem” and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses.

Key Points

  • This International Day was adopted by the General Conference of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2015.
  • The first World Mangrove Day was officially held on 26 July 2016.
  • The date was chosen to commemorate Greenpeace activist Hayhow Daniel Nanoto, who died of a heart attack on 26 July 1998 during a massive protest aiming to re-establish the mangrove wetlands in Muisne, Ecuador.