The Bright Side: Zanzibar’s women turn the tide with sponge farming

Rising ocean temperatures have killed seaweed, depleted fish stocks and affected livelihoods in Tanzania’s picturesque Zanzibar. Now sponge farming is helping turn the tide in one village, where women are earning a living by cultivating the marine organisms – that are also beneficial for the environment.

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