Articles by Juanita Rico

Juanita Rico lives in Colombia and has worked as an environmental and sustainability journalist for years. She has published stories about mining, forests, climate change and development in Semana, Colombia´s most important independent magazine and Semana Sostenible, Semana´s Sustainability magazine. She´s also an editor, loves books and being with her family in Bogota.

The deep-set roots of the mangrove with their strong, crisscossed roots in Sanquianga National Park. Photo courtesy of National Natural Parks of Colombia

Fate of Colombian shellfish pickers closely tied to mangrove

by Juanita Rico 21 November 2016

SANQUIANGA NATIONAL PARK, Colombia - Along the northern edge of Colombia’s Pacific coast region, thousands of people rely on an unassuming shellfish called a “piangua” for daily survival. The small,…

The deep-set roots of the mangrove with their strong, crisscossed roots in Sanquianga National Park. Photo courtesy of National Natural Parks of Colombia

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