Avicennia alba [SEP] IUCN conservation status
growing in mangrove swamps where "Avicennia alba" is one of a number of species colonised.
Status.
Mangrove habitats in general are threatened by human activities such as coastal development, agriculture and the creation of fish ponds. Rising sea levels due to global warming will also affect mangroves communities. "Avicennia alba" is affected by these threats but the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists it as being of least concern because it is a fast-growing species, recovers readily from being cut, is widely distributed and
average of .
Mangroves include "Avicennia germinans", "Avicennia schaueriana", "Laguncularia racemosa" and "Rhizophora mangle".
Riparian forests along the sides of the small streams, and small grassland areas, form the transition from the mangroves to terra firma.
History.
The Gurupi-Piriá Marine Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 20 May 2005. 
It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (