Over 6,000 mangrove saplings have been planted at rehabilitation sites within Lekir. Photos: The Star/Chester Chin
The severe coastal erosion around her village has for years, troubled housewife Normala Abdul Aziz. Married to a fisherman husband with four young kids still in school, her worries go beyond environmental concerns.
The mangrove ecosystem, after all, contains important natural resources for the livelihood of the community at Kampung Sungai Tiram in Lekir, Perak. Most of them rely on in-shore fishing from the area.
