As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer

LANGKAT, Indonesia — Syafi’i has spent three decades picking up the crabs scurrying along the coast here in Langkat district on Sumatra Island’s northeastern coast, a reliable trade that provided first for his children, then his grandchildren. The income from collecting the decapods enabled Syafi’i to comfortably pay school fees and build a home for … Continue reading As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer