Colombia’s women clam collectors protect Pacific mangroves and mollusks

Mongabay
Apr 1, 2025, 6:36 am168 pts
In the green-fringed inlet of Bahía Málaga, tucked along Colombia’s Pacific coast in the department of Valle del Cauca, Marlin Valencia’s melodic voice drifts among the tangled roots of the mangrove trees. As she sings, she crouches down and swirls her glove-covered hand in the soft mud, searching for…

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