Written by Onome Ofoman (Guest Writer) Maps give us direction and a sense of understanding of a location before our feet even touch the ground. As ecologists, we often begin our work scrolling through satellite imagery, identifying landscape patterns to guide our research [1]. This was exactly how I began planning my fieldwork in Lagos state, which is situated along Nigeria’s southwestern coast. It is surrounded by a complex network of lagoons, wetlands and creeks. I was usi

Written by Kapilkumar N. Ingle (Guest Writer) Mangrove restoration practices around the globe are often grounded on two points: what to plant and where to plant. But a third point, ‘when to plant’ is generally neglected. Kachchh supports vast mangrove cover on the west coast of India and is totally dominated by Avicennia marina. (Photo credits: Pallavi Joshi) Kachchh (Gujarat) is the largest district in India and supports vast mangrove areas on the western coast despite its