Mangroves provide important ecosystem services such as habitats, shoreline stabilization, and protection of coastal communities from tidal surges and natural disasters. Over the past 50 years, more than 25% of the world's mangroves worldwide have been lost due to natural disasters, pollution, and urban development. The Piñones area in Puerto Rico hosts 22% of all mangrove forests on the island. Our team worked with La Corporación Piñones Se Integra (COPI) on their Community-Based Mangrove Management (CBMM) reforestation program to understand the importance of mangroves and the threats they face. We also worked with LimPiaR to develop four participatory games and a mangrove wave tank as part of an Environmental Learning Outside of the Classroom (ELOC) educational portfolio.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Panza, Gianluca
• McKnight, Adam

Subject

• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Community
• Learning
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121021-222924
• 42746

Stichwort

• Environmental Learning Outside of the Classroom
• Participatory Educational Games
• Community Based Management of Mangroves
• Mangroves

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert

Year

• 2021

Center

• Tirana, Albania Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• LimPiaR
• La Corporación Piñones Se Integra (COPI)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2021-12-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright