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Eco India: How tourism is helping fisherwomen preserve mangroves in the backwaters of Vengurla

Our special story takes us to a coastal village in Maharashtra, where the fisherwomen-turned-entrepreneurs are conserving the ecology they have inherited.

Scroll Staff
Mar 10, 2019 · 08:55 am
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