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The Root Cause: How Mangroves Are Saving Ghana’s Keta Lagoon
What if restoring mangroves could help bring fish back to a community?
In this episode, host Ivy Prosper takes us to Vodza and Agido in Ghana’s Volta Region, where local communities are restoring mangroves in the Keta Lagoon to help rebuild important fish spawning grounds.
We hear from fishers, fishmongers, environmentalists and community leaders about how the loss of mangroves has affected local fisheries, and how residents are working together to restore them. The Landing Beach Enforcement Committee has already planted more than 500 mangroves and is finding new ways to protect the seedlings…
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