One green shoot at a time: the women restoring mangrove forests in the oil-ravaged Niger delta

In a region of Nigeria blighted by decades of pollution, Martha Agbani and her team are not just replanting trees but regaining ownership of their lost lands and livelihoods A toxic landscape was familiar to Martha Agbani when she was growing up – the smell of crude oil in the air, rivers running...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/02/one-green-shoot-at-a-time-the-women-restoring-mangrove-forests-in-the-oil-ravaged-niger-delta)