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Reforestation the Magroves

Reforestation the Magroves in Negombo lagoon

2018.08.13

A youth group attached to Sri Vimukthi Fisher Women Organization members of united negombo lagoon fisher people's organization and a scout team from France engaged with the Mangroves planting program. National Fishers Solidarity Movement facilitated the programme. this programme was held in one of the island of the negombo lagoon called Diyabariya Ordaya on 13th of August 2018. Around 175 Plants wane planted in the island.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Reforestation the Magroves