Science Bulletins: Mangroves: The Roots of the Sea

There aren't too many happy stories when it comes to restoring damaged ecosystems, but people in southern Thailand's Trang Province tell one of them, thanks to an innovative grassroots organization called Yad Fon. Founded in 1984, Yad Fon set out to rehabilitate the mangrove ecosystems that had sustained families in the area for thousands of years. How? By helping villagers manage their own natural resources.

[kamisamaz]

Best short documentary I've seen in months.

[quynhtessa]

hi, I'm currently doing an assessment task based on mangroves right now. Is it ok if I use some of your footage on the mangroves to show the importance of it?

[Triciatly]

This is unfortunately happening everywhere, even in the US, for several reasons, mostly greed. For example, Florida has seen a huge loss of forests, especially mangroves.

[crocodylus]

It seems like conservation is more of a no-brainer to folks who live close to the land and spend all day gathering and preparing their meals. When will people in so-called 'developed' countries learn to value our own lands before they are ruined beyond repair?

[DaRealFiberOptix]

all of these trees getting cut... all because of the hemp problem