In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future
May 13, 2018 by Laure Fillon
Hunched over the soil, Malagasy villagers work feverishly—deft fingers planting stalks of mangrove to replace the swathes destroyed for firewood and building material.
In just two decades, Madagascar lost about a fifth of its mangrove forest area, exposing its coastline to the ocean's ravages and shrinking the nursery grounds of crabs and shrimp—two key exports.
With sea levels forecast to rise further due to global warming, coastal villagers are rushing to try and undo the damage, with the help of conservation group WWF.
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