Paula Hamadi cleans up trash as she collects clams in a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter in Jayapura, ...

Over the years, however, much of this unique coastal forest, and the vital habitat it provides ... Secarlos Martínez, a local fisherman, has witnessed the loss of the mangroves and the fish that used ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests—which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines—are drowning in the ...

which literally means "working in the forest." For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan population there have worked among the mangroves collecting clams, fishing and gathering firewood.

which literally means “working in the forest.” For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan population there have worked among the mangroves collecting clams, fishing and gathering ...