2023-11-27 16:29:04
By Annelot Huijgen
Published 4 hours ago, Updated 13 minutes ago
To combat erosion linked to rising sea levels, women are building a protective belt for mangroves using long bamboo poles in Demak, on the island of Java. Nanang Sujana
FIGARO DEMAIN – Lakes, peat bogs and deltas, reserves of fresh water and biodiversity, capture carbon. But they are disappearing faster than forests.
Made up of more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. In Demak, on the island of Java, fishermen have been planting long bamboo poles for around ten years, forming a protective belt for the mangroves. The objective? Fight against erosion linked to rising sea levels which has already swallowed up hundreds of thousands of hectares in this region. This project coordinated by Wetlands International, an NGO based in the Netherlands which is mobilizing for the protection and restoration of lakes, peatlands and even deltas around the world, was classified by the United Nations as one of ten examples to follow. “A third of the planet’s wetlands have disappeared over the last fifty years and their disappearance is faster than that of forests,” alerts the international organization. “Wetlands play several roles: they are a reserve of fresh water, protect land from flooding or submersion, are a reserve of biodiversity and…
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