Local residents plant mangroves at the government’s conservation site in the Teluk Naga area, the northern part of Jakarta. Photo: World Bank Paying local residents to plant mangroves has raised ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the ...

Indonesia is home to 3.2 million hectares (7.9 million acres) of mangroves, more than any other country. These coastal forests, which serve as nurseries for countless fish species and help mitigate ...

Indonesia has more mangrove forests than any other country, but much of it has been degraded for fish and shrimp farms. The government aims to restore 600,000 hectares of mangroves by 2024, but ...