How Pitas communities replant mangroves to reclaim their heritage
Mangroves are haltingly returning to land devastated by a giant shrimp farm, but for locals, recovering the forest is about more than planting trees; it’s a matter of heritage. | Photo: a hurt land by Arieff Zafir
Writer: Liani MK | Photographer: Arieff Zafir
Editor: SL Wong
Cartographers: Louis Lugas and Irma Garnesia
File photos: Chen Yih Wen
Published: 23 September, 2026
This is a #BLUECARBON story, part of the Macaranga Project on Climate Disinformation and Indigenous People.