Photos: Where once were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea

Mongabay
Jul 3, 2017, 3:15 am160 ptsTrending
Text by Jacopo Pasotti, photos by Elisabetta Zavoli MANGUNHARJO, Indonesia – A mangrove forest once surrounded this village on Java’s northern coast. That was before the woods were clear-cut to make way for shrimp and fish farms. The new industry improved the local economy; residents could finally afford…

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