Mangroves around the world are quickly disappearing due to the threats from coastal development, agriculture, aquacultural expansion, deforestation and climate change. They have been identified to be one of the most threatened habitats on Earth. Mexico has one the highest deforestation rates in the world, as thousands of hectares of mangroves are destroyed and replaced with shrimp farms, agro-industrial plantations and tourism developments every year. If these practices continue, 50% of Mexico’s mangroves will disappear within 25 years. WildCoast protects mangrove forests in the Gulf of California, Bahia Magdalena, and Oaxaca through federal zone concessions, blue carbon credits, monitoring and outreach and has sequestered over 26.7 million tons of carbon dioxide through their mangrove conservation efforts.