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November 25, 2022
Video: Multiple Efforts To Save Cameroon’s Coastal Mangroves (French)
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Renewable Energy-Powered Ovens Help Cameroon Coastline Fish Smokers Curb Mangrove Forest Degradation
For decades, the overharvesting of mangroves along Cameroon’s coastlines has destroyed the mangrove...
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After decades of uncontrolled mangrove destruction, efforts are underway to save the remaining mangrove population as experts warn of ecosystem collapse. Using solar-powered ovens and eco-friendly charcoal instead of mangrove wood to smoke fish, mangrove regeneration efforts are growing.
