{"id":17497,"date":"2026-03-02T17:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/sciences-mangroves\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:18:03","slug":"mangroves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/at-the-heart-of-our-roots\/mangroves\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangroves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/florida-guidebook-mangroves_unsplash.jpg\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">SCIENCES MANGROVES<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10%;--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:10%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_5);\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ab8949;\">Study one of the most misunderstood ecosystems on our planet<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10%;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-bottom:10%;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:21px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-text-font-family:&quot;ITC-Demi&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Study one of the most misunderstood ecosystems on our planet<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2><span style=\"color: #607029;\">WHY MANGROVES?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:4%;width:100%;max-width:150px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mangrove forests are among the most valuable coastal ecosystems on our planet: they protect coastlines, improve fishing conditions, filter water, and store large amounts of carbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, over the past 50 years, global mangrove coverage has declined by 20 to 35%. According to the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (2024), half of them are now threatened with extinction. Global warming could cause 1.8 billion tons of currently stored carbon to be released by 2050, resulting in estimated socio-economic losses of $336 billion.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"913\"><strong>Faced with these challenges, it is crucial to better understand how they work and to promote initiatives that aim to preserve these fragile and essential environments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:4%;--awb-max-width:250px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:1%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"521\" title=\"logo-UNIGE_pacifique\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-15083\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271042%27%20height%3D%27521%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201042%20521%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271042%27%20height%3D%27521%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg 1042w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1042px\" data-orig- alt=\"-pacifique\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2><span style=\"color: #607029;\">IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:4%;width:100%;max-width:150px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The study of mangroves opens a new chapter in the collaboration initiated in 2017 with the F.-A. Forel Institute, Department of Environmental and Water Sciences at the University of Geneva.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the initiative of this expedition, Pacifique has been participating in the <em>Sailing for the Mangroves<\/em> program in The Gambia since 2023. This pilot project has enabled further research into The Gambia&#8217;s mangrove ecosystem, which is still largely unknown, by collecting scientific data essential for assessing its health. It focuses on four main areas:  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:right center;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:1%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"521\" title=\"logo-UNIGE_pacifique\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-15083\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271042%27%20height%3D%27521%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201042%20521%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271042%27%20height%3D%27521%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-UNIGE_pacifique.jpg 1042w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" data-orig- alt=\"-pacifique\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-4 fusion-columns-total-4 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-timeline-horizontal content-left content-boxes-icon-on-top content-boxes-timeline-layout fusion-delayed-animation\" style=\"--awb-body-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);\" data-animation-delay=\"350\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:52px;width:52px;line-height:27px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);box-sizing:content-box;height:50px;width:50px;line-height:50px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-ruler-horizontal fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">EVALUATE<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>ecological health (water quality, soil, biodiversity)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:#000000;top:27px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:52px;width:52px;line-height:27px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);box-sizing:content-box;height:50px;width:50px;line-height:50px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-file-signature fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">QUANTIFY<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>stored carbon (above ground and underground)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:#000000;top:27px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:52px;width:52px;line-height:27px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);box-sizing:content-box;height:50px;width:50px;line-height:50px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-globe-africa fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">MAPPING<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>ecosystem services with local communities<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:#000000;top:27px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:52px;width:52px;line-height:27px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);box-sizing:content-box;height:50px;width:50px;line-height:50px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;font-size:25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-search fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:32px;line-height:37px;\">DEVELOP<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>an open-source database to support future decisions<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:#000000;top:27px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3;--awb-object-position:48% 30%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"Gambie-jour1-MANGROVES (2)\" title=\"MANGROVES (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MANGROVES-2.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MANGROVES-2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-11735 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" 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69%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:4px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"1260\" title=\"15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-13794 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27945%27%20height%3D%271260%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20945%201260%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27945%27%20height%3D%271260%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-01-24_Carottages-Bitang-BIlong_\u00a9Anja-von-Senger-3.jpg 945w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" data-orig- alt=\"-pacifique\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2><span style=\"color: #607029;\">SCIENTIFIC PROJECT MANAGERS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:4%;width:100%;max-width:150px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pacifique has been working in cooperation for several years with the team of environmental scientists from the Department of Aquatic Physics at the University of Geneva, notably <strong>Prof. Daniel McGinnis<\/strong>, Director of the F.-A. Forel Center for Environmental and Water Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021 <strong>Dr. C\u00e9sar Fernando Ordo\u00f1ez Valdebenito <\/strong> joined the research team along with <strong>Mme. Anja Hadjukovic  <\/strong>in 2025, as a research assistant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:150px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"616\" title=\"Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige\" src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-15113\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27616%27%20height%3D%27616%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20616%20616%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27616%27%20height%3D%27616%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Daniel-F.-McGinnis-unige.jpg 616w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" data-orig- alt=\"-pacifique\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10xp;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_5_6 5_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:83.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere have been virtually no studies or protection programs concerning this environment, even though it plays a crucial role in ecology as well as in the local economy and culture. That is why the goal of our first expedition\u2014and those that will follow\u2014is to build a scientific database on this mangrove, which will enable us to carry out the analyses and studies that are essential to its protection.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nProf. Daniel McGinnis<\/strong>,<br \/>\nDirector of the F.-A. Forel Department of Environmental and Water Sciences, Associate Professor of Aquatic Physics<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;\"><h2><span style=\"color: #607029;\">PLANKTON MONITORING<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:4%;width:100%;max-width:150px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"315\">In addition to studying mangroves, the expedition is taking the <em>PlanktoScope<\/em> on board for a new monitoring program that will be carried out throughout the voyage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"717\">This microscope allows researchers to photograph, identify, and quantify the different species of plankton present in the water. Scientific data remains very incomplete, particularly in the southern hemisphere. According to a protocol established with researcher <strong>Dr. Mathilde Dugenne<\/strong>, who supervises the program at the University of Geneva, Pacifique is contributing to this global effort to better understand our oceans.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"1001\">Beyond its scientific function, the<em> PlanktoScope <\/em>is at the intersection of the programs conducted on board. Easy to use, it allows young people in the socio-educational program and artists on board to connect with the scientific missions. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1167\">The device will also be used in mangrove research, helping to refine knowledge about this still poorly documented ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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