Sussex (Sierra Leone) (AFP) – Along the coastline of Freetown, the gradual disappearance of mangroves directly threatens the communities that depend on oyster farming to make a living. The activity, deeply rooted in local culture and which has enabled generations of women to make a living, is now under threat as mangrove forests deteriorate under pressure from human expansion. “In the past, the mangroves were full of oysters. There was no need to go into the water to get any,” osyter farmer Millicent Turay tells AFP. “But today, when you look at the river, you can’t see them anymore.” N°A8UE4WE
