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Women restore mangrove forests in Nigeria's oil-ravaged Niger delta

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Martha Agbani has trained women to replant mangrove forests in Ogoniland, Nigeria, where five decades of oil pollution devastated the ecosystem. Since establishing the Lokiaka Community Development Centre in 2003, she has worked to restore the mangroves and support female Ogoni farmers' livelihoods.

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