What it is like to spearhead mangrove restoration in Calabar, Nigeria

"It is like one chasing you from your home, and you have nowhere to stay anymore. That is the same thing we do to those plant and animal species, because we destroy their habitats..."

Nigeria-based mangrove conservator, Anna Obi Akpe. Credit: Anna Akpe

Mangroves are very instrumental to the ecosystem and play a key role in the mitigation of excessive flooding and storm surges in the areas where they are found. These woody plants that are either trees or shrubs are important to man and other organisms dependent on them for survival. To…