Marvellous Mangroves Connects CMCN and CLEAN
Mangrove Action Project (MAP) --------------------------------------- Delegates from the Chinese Mangrove Conservation Network (CMCN) have just returned from a ten-day visit to the Sundarbans hosted by our friends at the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN ). China Mangrove Conservation Network (CMCN), Putian Green Sprout Coastal Wetlands Research Center (PGSCWRC), SEE Foundation and Eco Peace Asia representatives in front of CLEAN Office, Khulna The original idea came from MAP’s Education Director Martin Keeley, when he visited both China and India this past summer to work on the continued spread of the Marvellous Mangroves curriculum. Mr. Liu Yi, executive director of CMCN, was looking for a location to take his staff to explore Asia’s mangroves forests. Martin suggested to Mr. Yi and his assistant, Jessica Sun, that they contact Hasan Mehedi, executive director of CLEAN, so they could explore the wonderful Sundarbans mangrove for...