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Arctic Lapland Rally

Niclas Grönholm and co-driver Tomi Tuominen during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Arctic Lapland Rally

Jari-Matti Latvala and co-driver Juho Hänninen during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Arctic Lapland Rally

Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Arctic Lapland Rally

Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Arctic Lapland Rally

Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Arctic Lapland Rally

Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin during the the Siikakämä Kivalo stage of the traditional Arctic Lapland Rally in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on Friday, 2nd February, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JOUNI PORSANGER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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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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MADAGASCAR-KIVALO-MANGROVE CONSERVATION

(230726) -- KIVALO (MADAGASCAR), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows Justin Ramanahirana, president of a community organization managing mangrove conservation, walking among mangroves near the village of Kivalo, southwestern Madagascar. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar has about 227,150 hectares of mangrove forests. The country recorded a net loss of 8,526 hectares of mangrove between 1996 and 2016, but a gain of 1,446 hectares from 2016 to 2020. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots communities and their global partners, the Malagasy village of Kivalo now serves as an example of nature conservation that benefits both the environment and the people. (Xinhua/Ling Xin) TO GO WITH Feature: Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar

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MADAGASCAR-KIVALO-MANGROVE CONSERVATION

(230726) -- KIVALO (MADAGASCAR), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows local people paddling a canoe among mangroves near the village of Kivalo, southwestern Madagascar. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar has about 227,150 hectares of mangrove forests. The country recorded a net loss of 8,526 hectares of mangrove between 1996 and 2016, but a gain of 1,446 hectares from 2016 to 2020. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots communities and their global partners, the Malagasy village of Kivalo now serves as an example of nature conservation that benefits both the environment and the people. (Xinhua/Ling Xin) TO GO WITH Feature: Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar

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MADAGASCAR-KIVALO-MANGROVE CONSERVATION

(230726) -- KIVALO (MADAGASCAR), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows tourists paddling canoes among mangroves near the village of Kivalo, southwestern Madagascar. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar has about 227,150 hectares of mangrove forests. The country recorded a net loss of 8,526 hectares of mangrove between 1996 and 2016, but a gain of 1,446 hectares from 2016 to 2020. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots communities and their global partners, the Malagasy village of Kivalo now serves as an example of nature conservation that benefits both the environment and the people. (Xinhua/Ling Xin) TO GO WITH Feature: Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar

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MADAGASCAR-KIVALO-MANGROVE CONSERVATION

(230726) -- KIVALO (MADAGASCAR), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows a villager walking through water with mangroves in the background near the village of Kivalo, southwestern Madagascar. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar has about 227,150 hectares of mangrove forests. The country recorded a net loss of 8,526 hectares of mangrove between 1996 and 2016, but a gain of 1,446 hectares from 2016 to 2020. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots communities and their global partners, the Malagasy village of Kivalo now serves as an example of nature conservation that benefits both the environment and the people. (Xinhua/Ling Xin) TO GO WITH Feature: Mangrove conservation takes root in Madagascar