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Ecosystem under threat

March 17, 2014

There are birds as far as the eye can see on the mud and sand flats of Mida Creek lagoon on the Indian Ocean. It’s a perfect habitat, created by the ebb and flow of the tides. But this ecosystem is under threat.

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There is a way out: providing new opportunities to earn a living and better education for the indigenous population. Together, Mida Creek and the bordering Arabuko-Sokoke Forest form a UNESCO biosphere reserve. An international environmental organization, A Rocha, is promoting eco-tourism with a social purpose: tourists come to the tropical tidal flats to do some birdwatching.