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05

Nov

Mangroves: Life in plastic, not so fantastic

Have you ever played the party game where you draw random words out of a hat and you need to make up a coherent story with those words? Well the story I am about to tell might remind you of that. This is the story of mangroves, plastic sachets, chairs, and rice.

by Remy Johannsen

Aerial view of the Mama Earth Foundation mangrove forest in the Philippines.

Aerial view of the Mama Earth Foundation mangrove forest in the Philippines.

© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park

Mangroves covered in plastic waste

Mangroves covered in plastic waste

© Uli Kunz / Mama Earth Foundation

Mangroves growing in an Ocean of waste.

Mangroves growing in an Ocean of waste.

© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park

Making the best out of a bad situation: chairs for the local schools!

Making the best out of a bad situation: chairs for the local schools!

© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park

Local mangrove gardener at the Malizia Mangrove Park

Local mangrove gardener at the Malizia Mangrove Park

© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park

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