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Malawi’s Elephant Marsh: The challenge of protecting a wetland that sustains thousands

ELEPHANT MARSH, Malawi — At 5:30 am, trader Flora Kumilai is squatting before a heap of smoked catfish at Sorjin Market in southern Malawi’s Elephant Marsh, haggling with sellers over the price. “I ...
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Three years after Cyclone Freddy, farms remain under water in Malawi’s Elephant Marsh

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hundreds of thousands of people depend on Malawi’s Elephant Marsh for their livelihoods. Despite the name, there are no longer elephants in these ...
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Malawi’s Elephant Marsh: The challenge of protecting a wetland that sustains thousands

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Elephant Marsh is one of Malawi’s most important fishing grounds, directly employing more than 4,000 people, with thousands more involved in ...