In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, Kenya has turned to mangrove restoration projects. On the Indian Ocean coast, villagers from the Gazi Bay area earn money protecting mangrove forests.
he project has created employment for residents of azi and akongeni who have taken up positions of forest scouts guards monitors data collectors analysts and coordinators
In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large scale mangrove initiatives.
Mozambique follows efforts across the continent including in Kenya, Madagascar, Gambia and Senegal and is touted as the world's largest coastal or marine ecosystem carbon storage project
MOMBASA, Kenya:In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment,African nations are increasingly turning to mangro.