How Gambian women are restoring the mangroves protecting Banjul
- Banjul, The Gambia – At dawn, before the heat settles over the coast, Fatou Jarjue waits for the tide to retreat.
- She pulls on her gloves and socks, steps into the muddy edge of the Tanbi Wetland and pushes her wooden canoe through narrow channels surrounded by tangled mangrove roots.
- Inside the canoe sit empty pans waiting to be filled, not with oysters today, but with crabs hiding beneath the surface.
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- Banjul, The Gambia – At dawn, before the heat settles over the coast, Fatou Jarjue waits for the tide to retreat.
- She pulls on her gloves and socks, steps into the muddy edge of the Tanbi Wetland and pushes her wooden canoe through narrow channels surrounded by tangled mangrove roots.
- Inside the canoe sit empty pans waiting to be filled, not with oysters today, but with crabs hiding beneath the surface.
Sources: Al Jazeera