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Hope for Indonesia’s valuable but threatened mangroves by Johnny Langenheim

Hope for Indonesia’s valuable but threatened mangroves

by Johnny Langenheim

Indonesia is home to the largest tracts of mangrove forests on earth – but they are disappearing at a rate of up to 2% a year, faster than anywhere else in the world. A study by Conservation International (CI) in West Papua province is trying to determine the potential value of these mangroves, both for Indonesia – the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases – and for the Papuan communities that live among them.

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Mangroves planted by villagers to prevent coastal erosion-Arborek Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua

This article recently appeared in the Guardian. To read the entire article click here.

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