The war widows protecting Sri Lanka's mangroves
by Catherine Davidson

Deutsche Welle    Translate This Article
5 June 2019

On 5 June 2019 Deutsche Welle reported: Sri Lankan women who lost husbands in the country's 25-year conflict are now protecting the country's mangroves. In Sri Lanka, intensive fishing, pollution, and rapid coastal development, especially in tourist hotspots, have all contributed to loss of mangroves. This is proving disastrous for the ecosystems the mangrove lagoons support, and damages the livelihoods of local people who rely on them as a source of food and income. Mangroves also sequester vast amounts of carbon ... They also protect coastlines from soil erosion and natural disasters. Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the field of science, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

... For all these reasons, in 2015 the US-based environmental NGO Seacology, backed The war widows protecting Sri Lanka's mangroves the Sri Lankan government and supported by local partner Sudeesa, launched a nationwide scheme to help Sri Lanka become the first country to protect all its mangroves.

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