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Help Celebrate MAP’s 25th Anniversary! Cover Art: Mingxi Wu - China - Age 10 Presented By The Mangrove Action Project Featuring Original Art From The Children Of: India - Thailand - Panama - Seychelles - Nigeria - Bangladesh - United States Suriname - Philippines - China - Australia - Malaysia 2017 International Children’s Art Calendar
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Help Celebrate
MAP’s 25th Anniversary!
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Presented By The Mangrove Action Project Featuring Original Art From The Children Of:
India - Thailand - Panama - Seychelles - Nigeria - Bangladesh - United States Suriname - Philippines - China - Australia - Malaysia
2017 InternationalChildren’s Art Calendar
Mangrove Action Project2017 Children’s Art Calendar
Thank you for supporting Mangrove Action Project as we celebrate MAP’s ongoing efforts to conserve and restore the world’s mangrove forest wetlands. This year, we commemorate those efforts via this edition of inspiring children’s art in MAP’s 16th annual Children’s Mangrove Art Contest Calendar for 2017.
Each Year MAP invites teachers and their students from around the globe to participate in an international contest. They learn through their participation about the incredible beauty and biodiversity of the
mangroves, and the students’ attempts to depict through their art what they have experienced on field trips to mangroves and in classroom studies. Children from 12 nations entered our contest by answering a simple, but intriguing question: “What do the mangroves mean to my community and myself?”
As usual, it was difficult to choose from among the beautifully crafted works of children’s art. Around 3000 children participated from a multitude of schools located in nations containing mangroves.
Through the publication and distribution of these beautiful calendars, MAP recognizes the great accomplishment of these young artists. We wish to thank each child,
their teachers and the associate non-governmental organizations that participated and promoted the project in schools during 2016. Their good work and dedicated efforts have helped produce yet another attractive calendar for yet another “Mangrove Year!”
Thank You For Your Support!
FRONT COVER– CHINAName: Mingxi WuSchool: The Primary School attached to Xiamen Foreign Languages schools.
Age: 10 years old
JANUARY-INDIADheeman GangopadhyaySchool: Delhi Private School
Age: 13 years old
FEBRUARY- THAILANDPatthama PhrannueaSchool: Banthasanook SchoolOrganization: Mangrove Action Project Asia
Age: 15 years old
MARCH – PANAMAKeysi N. GarciaSchool: Santa Ana Organization: Peace Corps
Age: 12 years old
APRIL-SEYCHELLESDaniel VidotSchool: Beau Vallon Secondary SchoolOrganization: Global Vision International
Age: 15 years old
MAY – NIGERIA Kasali ShalomSchool: Caleb British AcademyOrganization: Teaching Visual Art
Age: 11 years old
JUNE – BANGLADESHSanjoy MondalSchool: B.S. N High SchoolOrganization: CLEAN Coastal Livehood and Environmental Action Network
Age: 13 years old
JULY - UNITED STATESAditi Harish WadhwanSchool: Shaswat Art Center
Age: 7 years old
AUGUST- SURINAMEGriffith MinensaSchool: Tata Collins College
Age: 10 years old
SEPTEMBER – PHILIPPINESAiner Brean B.School: Tiong SE Academy
Age: 14 years old
OCTOBER – CHINABotao ZhengSchool: The Primary School attached to Xiamen Foreign Languages schools.Organization: CMCN China Mangrove Conservation Network
Age: 10 year old
NOVEMBER – AUSTRALIAStephanie WilkinsSchool: Newman Primary School
Age: 10 years old
DECEMBER - MALAYSIA Tex Xin ChenAge: 12 years oldSchool: SJK Liat ChoonOrganization: Nature Classroom.
Age: 12 years old
For more information
please visit our website at:
www.mangroveactionproject.org or write to:
MAP606 Maynard Ave. S., Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98107
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2017 Dates to RememberJanuary 4 - Ogoni Day
Marks the first day of the large scale public mobilisation led by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in protest against the degradation of their lands by Shell in Nigeria. The Nige-rian Governement responded violently to the movement which resulted in the persecution of the Ogoni People during which time 30 villages were destroyed and 2,000 civilians murdered.
January 13 - Gopal & Chandrakanta Mallick - 1995
These two fishermen were shot and killed by local police during a violent raid by the police in efforts to quell the protests at Adhuan village against a nearby shrimp farm which was illicitly destroying the nearby mangrove forest.
January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The birthdate of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr a famous leader of the American civil rights movement. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a peacemaker, promoting non-violence and equal treatment for different races. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
January 30 - Jurin Ratchapol 2001
A leader in the struggle to preserve the last of Phuket’s mangroves from being destroyed by the lucrative shrimp industry. Jurin was murdered near his village in 1991. A wealthy businessman and a shrimp farm worker were arrested for his death.
April 15 - Holocaust Remembrance Day
International commemoration of the millions of victims of Nazi Germany’s genocidal policies. The day marks the victims’ efforts at resistance and raises awareness of continued efforts to battle hatred and anti-Semitism.
May 2 - Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma (officially known as Myanmar) The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 146,000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing. Damage is estimated at $10 billion (USD) which made it the most damaging cyclone ever recorded in the basin.
July 26 - Mangrove Action Day
In 2000, July 26 was chosen as a day for promoting the need to take renewed international and local action to Save the Mangroves. On this date in 1996 Hayhow Daniel Nanoto, a Greenpeace activist from Micronesia died of a heart attack while involved in direct action to demolish an il-legally built shrimp pond in Muisne, Ecuador. The campaign’s mission, led by FUNDECOL and Greenpeace International, was to restore the land to its former state as a mangrove forest. In 2003, MAP and RedManglar joined forces to encourage fisherfolk from around the world to join them on Mangrove Action Day to protest against the destructive expansion of shrimp farming in their areas.
August 6 - Hiroshima Day
The anniversary of the first use of an atomic bomb. The nuclear weapon called “Little Boy” was dropped on the city of Hiroshima by the USA against the Empire of Japan at the end of the Sec-ond World War. An estimated 140,000 people died from the explosion and associated effects.
August 9 - Nagasaki Day
On 9 August 1945 an American aircraft dropped a second atomic bomb over Japan in Nagasaki. 74,000 people were killed and injured 75,000 others. Many people continue to suffer from the after-effects of the atomic bombing with incurable physical and mental wounds.
29 August - Hurricane Katrina Hits Gulf Coast
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Atlantic coast of the USA and became the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It devasted cities in Louisiana and Missis-sippi and with subsequent flooding accounted for 2,000 deaths and $81.2 billion of damage.
29 October - Super Cyclone hits Orissa, India, 1999
Twin cyclones with winds of over 250 kph hit the northeast Indian state of Orissa, causing massive destruction. 12 million people were affected - 10,000 deaths and 1.8 million houses destroyed along with a significant proportion of agricultural land and infrastructure.
7 November - Korunamoyee Sardar – 1990
Korunamoyee Sardar was a leading protester against the encroachment of shrimp farms into the area where she lived. She was murdered during her struggle and has since become a symbol of the fight for land rights and against shrimp farming among the landless people in Bangladesh. Ko-runamoyee Sandar was murdered during a protest against an illegal shrimp farmer in Harinkhola, Bangladesh in 1990
10 November - Ken Saro-Wiwa 1995
Prominent figure in the Ogoni peoples fight against the destruction of their land by Shell. His role in the movement led to his arrest and conviction on trumped-up murder charges and his execution in 1995.
3 December - Bhopal Tragedy Day 1984
Frequently cited as the ‘world’s worst industrial disaster’ in which an accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas from a Union Carbide plant, occurred in central Bhopal, India, resulting in the exposure of 500,000 people to the toxic chemical. The current death toll is esti-mated to stand at 20,000 including those killed in the initial explosion and subsequently of related illnesses. On average one person dies everyday from the effects.
22 December - Chico Mendes – 1988
Chico Mendes (Francisco Alves Mendes Filho), was a Brazilian environmental activist who fought to stop the logging of the Amazon Rainforest to clear land for cattle ranching. He founded a national union of rubber tappers in an attempt to preserve the profession and the rainforest. In 1988 he was murdered by ranchers opposed to his activism.
26 December - Remembrance Day for Victims of Tsunami 2004
On 26 December 2004 an earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The tremor triggered a series of catastrophic waves that devastated the coast-line across South and Southeast Asia. An estimated 250,000 people lost their lives as a result.
Artist: Dheeman Gangopadhyay – India - Age 13
New Years Day Ogoni Day
Gopal & Chandrakanta Mallick - 1995
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jurin Ratchapol 2001
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Mangroves help shield coastlines from storm surges and tsunamis by reducing the force of waves.
Artist: Patthama Phrannuea – Thailand - Age 15
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Mangroves absorb up to 5x as much CO2 as their terrestrial tree cousins and store it in their sediments, reducing the impacts of climate change.
Artist: Keysi N. Garcia – Panama - Age 12
World Wildlife Day
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70-80% of all tropical marine fish spend their lives in mangroves as juveniles, where they are protected from predators.
Artist: Daniel Vidot – Seychelles - Age 15
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Mangroves are home to a huge diversity of flora and fauna, including many birds and several endangered species.
Artist: Kasali Shalom – Nigeria - Age 11
International Workers Day/ Loyalty Day (USA) Cyclone Nargis
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Mangroves help feed the 210 million people who live near them.
Artist: Sanjoy Mondal – Bangladesh - Age 13
World Environment Day World Ocean Day
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Not only do mangroves provide food, they also provide fuel, fiber, and a source of sustainable income for local communities.
Artist: Aditi Harish Wadhwan – United States - Age 7
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Shrimp farming is the #1 cause of mangrove deforestation, responsible for 35% of mangrove losses every year.
Artist: Griffith Minensa – Suriname - Age 10
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Fallen mangroves leaves form the basis of a detrital food chain, providing nutrients to coastal ecosystems like coral reefs and sea grass beds.
Artist: Ainer Brean B. - Philippines - Age 14
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Mangroves live in the transition between land and sea, acting as bio-filters for runoff.
Artist: Botao Zheng - China - Age 10
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To survive in mud and saltwater, mangroves have evolved air-breathing roots and other neat tricks like salt-extruding leaves.
Artist: Stephanie Wilkins - Australia - Age 10
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New World settlers once used salty mangrove leaves to flavor foods and mangrove bark to brew medicinal teas.
Artist: Tex Xin Chen - Malaysia - Age 12
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There are approximately 80 species of mangrove trees, all with varying degrees of tolerance to tidal flooding, soil salinity, and nutrient availability
About Mangrove Action Project
Mangrove Action Project (MAP) was founded in 1992 upon the basic principles that MAP still abides by today:
MAP’s Mission: Partnering with mangrove forest communities, grassroots NGOs, researchers and local governments to conserve and restore mangrove forests and related coastal ecosystems, while promoting community-based sustainable management of coastal resources.
MAP spotlights the continuing decline in mangrove forests worldwide, reported at a rate of 1-2% annually, which leaves less than half the original forest remaining! MAP works to reverse this dangerous trend via a five-pronged approach to long-term mangrove conservation:
Education – MAP’s Mangrove Curriculum is now in schools in Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia and Asia. This 300+ page curriculum is being adapted to each country’s local conditions, translated and introduced through carefully planned Teacher Training workshops.
Networking - MAP’s global network involves over 500 NGOs & 350 scientists from 60 nations, partnering with many local international grassroots organizations and communities.
Restoration and Conservation - MAP has several programs involving Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) in the global South, which emphasize the importance of restoring the hydrology to allow natural reseeding to occur, which is vital for restoring the full biodiversity and resilience of the mangrove ecosystem over time.
Advocacy - MAP’s ongoing public awareness and outreach campaigns include the Question Your Shrimp Consumer/ Markets Campaign and several local collaborative efforts to halt mangrove loss in the Global South.
Sustainable Community-based Development - MAP focuses on teaching effective and sustainable ways to utilize mangrove forest ecosystems, as well as their associated coral reefs and seagrass beds through our CBEMR and other workshops. This training provides sets of alternative, locally adaptable, and sustainable economic development options for mangrove forests. The program helps foster informal education programs and add value to natural resources, which if used sustainably can supplement local income and sustenance
Last year, Mangrove Action Day was officially recognized by UNESCO as the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. UNESCO underlined the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem, providing by virtue of their existence, biomass and productivity substantial benefits to human beings, providing forestry, fishery goods and services as well as contributing to the protection of the coastline and being particularly relevant in terms of mitigation of the effects of climate change and food security for local communities.”
Funds from the sale of these calendars will be used to help restore and conserve mangrove tidal forests, as well as raise awareness of the importance of mangroves for the protection of coastal areas from erosion, storm surges and hurricanes. Mangroves also play a vital role in mitigating the effects of sea level rise and climate change.
Published By
Mangrove Action Project
PO Box 1854Port Angeles
WA 98362-0279U.S.A.
tel. 360-452-5866
MAP is now accepting new artwork for our 2018 Calendar Children’s Art Competition. Please visit MAP’s website to find out the rules for entering this competition!
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