The Forest of the Sea
Senegal, Fatick Region, Djilasse community, Sine Saloum
Disaster Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration
2021–2024 · Completed
Landscape & Rainfall Context
Coastal and estuarine landscapes in the Sine Saloum affected by advancing saline land, mangrove retreat, vegetation loss, land degradation, and salinization of groundwater tables. These dynamics have intensified since 2015, exacerbated by historic droughts, increasing human pressure, and climate variability.
Project Focus
Restore mangrove ecosystems and strengthen coastal and inland resilience by reducing salinization, protecting soils and aquifers, and reinforcing ecosystem services essential to livelihoods and biodiversity.
Key Solutions Implemented
Rainwater harvesting | Mangrove restoration | Rainwater resource management | Agroforestry plots | Soil and water conservation | Vegetated anti erosion and anti salinity structures | Community capacity building and governance support | Environmental education and awareness raising
Impact snapshot / Direct beneficiaries
1144
people (Direct beneficiaries) , including family farming enterprises, members of village agroforestry committees, village mangrove committees, and agroforestry technical advisors
10300
aprox people (Indirect beneficiaries) Population of the intervention villages, Djilasse community
66.3
hectares of mangroves restored
28
family farm managers supported
2
agroforestry technical advisers trained
2
mangrove Village Committees trained
44
heads of family farms supported with vegetated cordons
2000 to 3000
people of community awareness participants
2500
schoolchildren sensitized to the water cycle and mangrove preservation
Local implementation partners
OCEANIUM Dakar | APAF Senegal
Donors and supporters
Audemars Piguet Foundation
Sustainable Development Goals
La Forêt de la Mer Senegal – Project factsheet NOT AVAILABLE