Update: Our Ecologi members forest is growing đ±
Lucy Jack
Mangrove saplings showing new growth amongst more established trees.
![Mangrove saplings starting to show growth.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121320/IMG_2344.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
![Local tree planter at work.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121334/IMG_2357wm-scaled.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
A local tree planter pushing mangrove saplings into the thick tidal mud.
![Bag of mangrove saplings and a local tree planter.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121346/IMG_2367wm-scaled.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
Getting ready for the days work with a full bag of propagules (mangrove saplings).
![Local mangrove planter.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121412/IMG_2386wm-scaled.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
The planters tend to start work after breakfast and finish at sunset.
![Vast plain of deforested land.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121438/IMG_2401wm-scaled.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
We will be planting across the whole of this vast empty area.
![Deforested land.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121449/IMG_2402wm-scaled.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
Large area of deforested land, ready to be replanted with mangroves.
![Mangroves showing new growth](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413121457/IMG_2418.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
Soon this will be full of bustling life, you can already see the green shoots.
![Mangrove saplings growing.](https://offsetearth.imgix.net/app/uploads/20200413115828/main_bg.jpg?w=1600&auto=format)
Mangrove saplings showing new growth amongst more established trees.