La Tirana, Municipality of Jiquilisco, Department of Usulután, on the Pacific Coast of El Salvador. Rising sea levels have increased salt water in the mangrove system, which is killing the trees. Captions and Photo source: ©© Trocaire
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For several years community organisations have been working in El Salvador coastal regions to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the environment.
Local organisations and the environment ministry launched a plan, The National Programme for the Restoration of Ecosystems and Landscapes (PREP), seeking to restore ecosystems like forests and wetlands and preserve biodiversity, as part of what its promoters describe as “an ambitious national effort to adapt to climate change,” whose impacts are increasingly severe in this small Central American nation of 6.2 million…
