Shrimp farmers embrace mangrove sustainability

Vietnamese black tiger shrimp

Source: WWF-Vietnam

Shrimp farmers in southern Vietnam are adopting a groundbreaking method of raising shrimp within mangrove forests to both protect their livelihoods and help combat climate change

Decades of unsustainable shrimp farming have led to mangrove deforestation, water pollution and unstable incomes.

Now, with support from WWF-Vietnam, farmers are shifting to a sustainable model that integrates shrimp ponds within mangrove ecosystems.

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