The Re-greening of Wonorejo
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A group of farmers transformed a stretch of mud into a mangrove forest. The seeds are processed into food and beverage material.
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THE eastern shore of Wonorejo subdistrict, Surabaya, is now like a jungle. Various types of mangrove plants, such as Rhizophora, Bruguiera, Avicennia and Sonneratia, as well as other plants are crowding 2 hectares of land. “If a herd of elephants were to barge in, we would not have seen it,” said Muhammad, aka Sonny Muhson, laughing.
Sonny, 47, is the leader and initiator of a group of mangrove farmers in Wonorejo. Last month in mid-October
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