‘Let mangroves recover’ to protect coasts
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Celebrating Independence Day in Tanakeke Island
There was something unique about celebrating Indonesia Independence Day in Tanakeke Island. A lot of traditional games tested the participant’s physical skill and their knowledge about the ecosystem in the village. Children, women, teenagers, and the elderly mingled each other to
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A mission to save mangrove
A Charles Darwin University PhD candidate will travel to one of the world’s largest mangrove conservation conferences to discuss an initiative that aims to recover the vital ecosystem in Indonesia. Benjamin Brown said technology was available to restore entire degraded mangrove
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Fish – Shrimp farming Coastal Field School
I still remember the first time when I met Supardi (47 years old) on the first day of the Coastal Field School Training of Trainers (CFS ToT). He is one of the twenty-one participants selectively recruited to be community organisers for
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Meet Abdul a Local Champion of Building with Nature Indonesia
The time flies for Abdul Ghofur and 25 other participants of the Coastal Field School Training of Trainers (ToT). In May they completed their season-long training which was geared towards revitalising aquaculture productivity in the district of Demak. The training is
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Recipe Corner: Mangrove Bubble Tea
During our years working in the mangroves of Indonesia, we have come across several instances of fisherfolk communities eating mangrove fruits and leaves for subsistence purposes. In 1999, in order to discover new recipes, a study tour was arranged by MAP-Indonesia
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Saving Mangrove, Save the People
Mangroves are forests living in the tidal areas. Despite having a million benefits, but its presence is often denied compared to other forests. While the mangrove is the last fort between the water and the mainland. If the fort is broken,
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