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Women-led mangrove restoration returns 3 million trees in Ogoniland

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC · How we work

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Martha Agbani trains women to plant mangrove saplings in Ogoniland.
Since 2018 her Lokiaka Centre restored three million mangroves and reclaimed 190 hectares.
The programme has trained over 400 women, many now leading local restoration efforts.
In Teenama women have planted more than 150,000 mangrove saplings using a two-metre spacing stick.
A court ordered Shell to pay £55 million compensation to Bodo residents for the 2008 and 2009 spills.

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Story summary

Martha Agbani trains women to plant mangrove saplings in Ogoniland.
Since 2018 her Lokiaka Centre restored three million mangroves and reclaimed 190 hectares.
The programme has trained over 400 women, many now leading local restoration efforts.
In Teenama women have planted more than 150,000 mangrove saplings using a two-metre spacing stick.
A court ordered Shell to pay £55 million compensation to Bodo residents for the 2008 and 2009 spills.