Mangroves of Kenya

Why planting mangroves is not the solution.

As forests, mangroves are very adaptable and can handle a lot of disturbances. “I don’t support planting mangroves; instead, I support finding entire answers to the problems that mangroves face” says Dr. Judith Okello, a senior study scientist and mangrove ecologist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute. When you plant, “you don’t get to…

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Empowering Women, Revitalizing Mangroves: A Story from Kenya

Munje, Mswambeni Kenya, In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 women came together to preserve a portion of mangrove forest along the Vanga-Funzi Bay section on the southern coast of Kenya. Four years later, the Tunusuru Conservation Women’s Group has grown into a 30-member conservation group with separate youth and children’s conservation wings. By December…

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