The development of the National Mangrove Management Strategy (SNGM) takes place within the framework of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), a global call to action for all countries to come together to protect and restore ecosystems for the benefit of both nature and humanity. Its objective is to halt ecosystem degradation and drive restoration efforts.
Senegal’s national strategy for managing mangrove ecosystems is aligned with the country's overarching environmental policies and complements the National Strategy for Marine Protected Areas.
The SNGM aims to harmonize the various sectoral strategies impacting mangrove ecosystems. It is guided by key principles: understanding the potential and trends of mangrove ecosystems, promoting their value through an ecosystem-based and holistic approach, encouraging participatory and inclusive governance, and ensuring continuous capacity-building of all stakeholders.
The Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) plays a critical role in addressing climate change and the degradation of coastal ecosystems by making data actionable. Fully accessible online, it is a key tool to enhance the resilience of coastal regions in the face of mounting environmental pressures.
Mame Fary Diouf is a protected area management specialist with over 15 years of experience across three key areas: biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, and monitoring and evaluation in coastal and marine environments. A trained Water and Forests Engineer, she also holds a Master’s degree in Environment with a specialization in Marine Protected Area Management from Senghor University in Alexandria. She currently serves as Head of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Scientific Research Division at the Directorate of Community Marine Protected Areas (DAMCP) in Senegal.
