The Grand Saloum (Saloum Delta Reserve in Senegal and Niumi Park in The Gambia) is the first African Transboundary Ramsar Site Complex. Ecosystems in this complex were disrupted by a major extreme event (Storm) in 1987. ...
Mangrove ecosystems are highly undervalued and regarded as mosquito-infested shanty lands. Yet they provide indispensable ecosystem goods and services for the poor and vulnerable coastal communities.