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Environment & Climate

Urgent Intervention Required for Women Fishers and Mangrove-Coastal Ecosystems in Mauritius

"…the government intervened to protect the mangroves, which was good but overly strict, neglecting traditional and ancestral uses, like people using mangrove roots to counter diabetes..."

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Oct 15, 2025
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Photo: The lead researcher, Raphael, collecting notes from a southeast coastal inhabitant on mangroves. Credit: Raphael Merven
Photo: The lead researcher, Raphael, collecting notes on mangroves from a southeast coastal inhabitant. Credit: Raphael Merven

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In Mauritius, an Indian Ocean Island off the eastern coast of Africa, stewards and users of the coast are expected to experience environmental and socio-economic insecurity if their …

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