Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar

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Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar

STORY: Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: MORONDAVA, Madagascar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village of Kivalo 2. various of fishing by the side of mangroves 3. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy): JUSTIN RAMANAHIRANA, President of a community organization managing mangrove conservation STORYLINE: To arrive in the village of Kivalo in southwestern Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, visitors have to take a 45-minute boat ride through beautiful mangroves from the nearest land point. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots communities and their global partners, the village now serves as an example of nature conservation that benefits both the environment and the people. "A hundred years ago, Kivalo was directly exposed to the Mozambique Channel, when the mangroves were not there yet. The change of the riverbed due to successive cyclones has favored the plantations of mangroves around the village," said Justin Ramanahirana, presi

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