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Rising sea levels are putting Nigeria's coastal communities at growing risk, according to reporting by Deutsche Welle. Erosion and flooding threaten homes and livelihoods along the country's low-lying coastline, including areas around Lagos and the Niger Delta. The story highlights the mounting pressure climate change places on vulnerable coastal populations in West Africa.
- 2Women restoring mangrove forests in oil-ravaged Niger delta●One green shoot at a time: the women restoring # mangroveForests in the oil-ravaged # Niger delta In a region of # Niger
In Nigeria's Niger delta, an area devastated by decades of oil pollution, Martha Agbani and her team of women are replanting mangrove forests one seedling at a time. Their work goes beyond environmental restoration: by regrowing the mangroves, they are reclaiming ownership of lost lands and livelihoods damaged by the oil industry.