Indonesia pushes tourism to boost mangrove restoration
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Tourists in Indonesia are discovering the benefits of mangroves as the archipelago pushes to replant or conserve carbon-rich coastal areas that have been decimated by human activity. General view of mangrove area at Balikpapan Bay, one of nearby areas of Indonesia’s projected new capital called Nusantara, in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, […]
Fighting the rising tide: Sinking villages look to nature to help Indonesia restore mangroves
MICHAEL TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a restoration pilot project on Java island is helping villagers protect their communities as climate change spurs worsening floods…
Postcards: Malaysia’s mangrove-planting fishermen stumble at nature finance hurdle
BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenges facing those planting mangrove saplings on Malaysia’s west coast…
Wow!: Loans keep women afloat as they plant fast-vanishing mangroves in Kenya
DOMINIC KIRUI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Pate Island off Kenya’s east coast…
Wow!: With stories and puppets, environmentalist battles to save Indonesia’s mangroves
TOMMY ARDIANSYAH and STANLEY WIDIANTO, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the work of Indonesian environmentalist Samsudin to spread the work to young people…
Essay: Mauritius oil spill – how coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIVAJYODEE SANNASSY PILLY, JOHN TURNER, and RONAN ROCHE, of Bangor University in the UK, look at the potential impacts from an oil spill off the coast of Mauritius…
Five trees or a latte? Coastal communities seek crowdfunding for mangroves
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Would you forgo a cup of coffee to plant mangroves aimed at helping coastal communities fend off climate change? A Singapore-based online platform is counting on crowdsourcing donations for projects to add a billion mangrove trees by 2025. The Global Mangrove Trust plans to launch an app and website in the next […]
Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forests
Lamu, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Fishing communities on Kenya’s north coast will be the first to benefit from “smart” identity cards aimed at distinguishing genuine fishermen and loggers from poachers who raid waters and cut down mangroves vital to ease climate change threats. Each government-issued Mvuvi card – the word means “fisher” in Swahili – features […]