{"id":19418,"date":"2022-11-03T15:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/mangrove-forests-crocodile-close-up-in-cuba-wins-photo-awards"},"modified":"2022-11-03T19:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:33:40","slug":"mangrove-forests-crocodile-close-up-in-cuba-wins-photo-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/mangrove-forests-crocodile-close-up-in-cuba-wins-photo-awards","title":{"rendered":"Mangrove forests: Crocodile close-up in Cuba wins photo awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Tanya Houppermans has been named overall winner of this year&#8217;s Mangrove Photography Awards, for her close-up portrait of an American crocodile surrounded by mangroves at Gardens of the Queen in Cuba.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Run by the Mangrove Action Project, the competition &#8211; now in its eighth year &#8211; aims to show the relationships between wildlife, coastal communities and mangrove forests, as well as the fragility of these unique ecosystems, both above and below the waterline.<\/p>\n<p>Gardens of the Queen is an archipelago off the coast of Cuba and has been strictly protected since 1996.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the most untouched marine ecosystems in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The healthy population of American crocodiles is down to the pristine condition of the mangroves, and I wanted to capture close-ups of this gentle giant in its natural habitat,&#8221; said Ms Houppermans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope this image can illustrate that protecting areas like this is so critical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mangroves are an important protection against climate change, with one acre (4,000sq m) of mangrove forest absorbing nearly the same amount of carbon dioxide as an acre of Amazon rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>The forests also protect coastlines from eroding, as intense storms grow more frequent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mangrove Photography Awards has become a platform to intrigue people about the magnificent ecological role mangroves play in all of our lives&#8221;, said judge Dhritiman Mukherjee.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow judge Octavio Aburto added: &#8220;The images from this year captivated our imagination&#8230;. giving us hope and illuminating a positive future for mangrove ecosystems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a selection of winning images from seven competition categories, with descriptions by the photographers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Humans winner: Honey Hunters, by Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman, Bangladesh<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"623\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_1.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_1-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Honey Hunters&#8217; collect wild honey deep in the mangroves of the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Both recent human development in the area and the climate crisis &#8211; in particular the rise in sea-levels &#8211; are threatening the ecology of the Sundarbans and with it, the way of life of the Moulis people.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Humans Runner Up: Living in a White Mangrove, by Alex Cao, Vietnam<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"610\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_2-6364166d14361.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_2-6364166d14361.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_2-6364166d14361-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_2-6364166d14361-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A local fisherman casts his net in the white-flowered mangroves (Lumnitzera racemosa) of Bau Ca Cai, Vietnam, an area allocated to local people to protect.<\/p>\n<p>I took this photo in late autumn when the trees had lost their leaves, highlighting the connection between vulnerable communities and nature.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Landscape winner: Walakiri Dancing Trees, by Loi\u0308c Dupuis, Indonesia<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1220\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_3-636416837ed1b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_3-636416837ed1b.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_3-636416837ed1b-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_3-636416837ed1b-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_3-636416837ed1b-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sun rises along the peaceful beaches of East Sumba in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to capture the beauty and fragility of this unique wonder.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Landscape Runner Up: Dreamlife of Mangroves, by Melodi Roberts, USA<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"709\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_4-636416960ca85.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_4-636416960ca85.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_4-636416960ca85-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_4-636416960ca85-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reflections at dawn on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Wildlife winner: Take Off, by Jayakumar MN, UAE<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"781\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_5-636416a694e88.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_5-636416a694e88.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_5-636416a694e88-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_5-636416a694e88-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) takes off on a migration journey across Asia, and will most likely return to the same coastal wetlands in the winter months.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Wildlife Runner Up: Colhereiro, by Priscila Forone, Brazil<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_6.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The preserved mangroves of Guaraquec\u0327aba are an important place for visitors, including this pair of Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja).<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Underwater winner: Blue Crab, by Martin Broen, Mexico<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"728\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_7-636416cbcb0f3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_7-636416cbcb0f3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_7-636416cbcb0f3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_7-636416cbcb0f3-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_7-636416cbcb0f3-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishing in a unique transition between fresh and salt water in the Mexican cenotes.<\/p>\n<p>During an exploration dive through the dark flooded caves, I came across this proudly standing crab silhouetted against the mangrove roots above.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Underwater Runner Up: At the Edge, by Jillian E Morris, Bahamas<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_8-636416dceb409.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_8-636416dceb409.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_8-636416dceb409-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_8-636416dceb409-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_8-636416dceb409-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to show a different side of these juvenile lemon sharks: a social side, a more vulnerable side.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Conservation winner: New Normal, by Kei Miyamoto, Indonesia<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_9.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_9.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_9-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) struggles along the plastic filled forest floor foraging for food.<\/p>\n<p>More and more plastic fills our mangrove forests and it&#8217;s affecting our wildlife that call it &#8220;home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Conservation Runner Up: Mangroves vs Plastics, by Srikanth Mannepuri, India<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"659\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_10-63641700d1314.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_10-63641700d1314.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_10-63641700d1314-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_10-63641700d1314-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A lack of proper waste management systems in nearby villages means parts of the Godavari mangrove forest in India are becoming a dumping area for huge amounts of plastic.<\/p>\n<p><b>Young Mangrove Photographer of the Year (under 24) winner: Healthy Ecosystem, by Fakhrizal Setiawan, Indonesia<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"732\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_11-63641711d9b40.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_11-63641711d9b40.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_11-63641711d9b40-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_11-63641711d9b40-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_11-63641711d9b40-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>College students from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, undertake a zonation exercise, discovering the close relationships between mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses.<\/p>\n<p><b>Young Mangrove Photographer of the Year (under 24) Runner Up: Destruction of Mangroves, by Katta Devi Sri Kalyan, India<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"717\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_12-6364173761b70.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_12-6364173761b70.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_12-6364173761b70-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_12-6364173761b70-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_12-6364173761b70-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An area of the Godavari mangroves is now making way for rapidly expanding developments, including aquaculture.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mangroves &amp; Stories winner: Mangrove Restoration Project in Bonaire, by Lorenzo Mittiga, Netherlands Antilles<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_13.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_13.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/angola\/sites\/65\/2022\/11\/postMediaimg_54_13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The mangroves [in Bonaire, an island municipality of the Netherlands] support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans.<\/p>\n<p>Juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster are finding shelter within the submerged roots before their journey to nearby reefs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; 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