05
Nov
Mangroves: Life in plastic, not so fantastic
Have you ever played the party game where you draw random words out of a hat and you need to make up a coherent story with those words? Well the story I am about to tell might remind you of that. This is the story of mangroves, plastic sachets, chairs, and rice.
by Remy Johannsen
Aerial view of the Mama Earth Foundation mangrove forest in the Philippines.
© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park
Mangroves covered in plastic waste
© Uli Kunz / Mama Earth Foundation
Mangroves growing in an Ocean of waste.
© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park
Making the best out of a bad situation: chairs for the local schools!
© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park
Local mangrove gardener at the Malizia Mangrove Park
© Uli Kunz I Malizia Mangrove Park