Honey collected is classified as top-quality and medicinal
Local conservation group Tulinde Mikoko supports initiative and plants mangroves
Mangroves in Mombasa, Kenya face threat from loggers
Peter Nyongesa places beehives in mangroves to deter loggers
In recent years, mangroves along the Indian Ocean coastline in Mombasa, Kenya have faced a significant threat from loggers who chop them down for firewood and home construction. However, a unique conservation initiative has emerged to combat this issue: hidden beehives. Peter Nyongesa, a 69-year-old Kenyan, has turned to deterring loggers by placing beehives in the mangroves along the coastline. The mangrove honey collected from these hives is classified as top-quality and medicinal, providing a valuable source of income for Nyongesa and other community members. This innovative approach to conservation has gained support from a local conservation group called Tulinde Mikoko, which translates to 'Let's Protect Mangroves.' In addition to beekeeping, the group plants mangroves and serves as custodians to stop loggers. The honey production not only supports the community but also has environmental benefits, as mangroves help in preventing erosion and absorbing the impact of severe weather events such as cyclones.
Peter Nyongesa, a 69-year-old Kenyan, has turned to deterring loggers from cutting mangroves by placing hidden beehives in the mangroves along the Indian Ocean coastline.
Mangrove honey collected from these hives is classified as top-quality and medicinal, providing a valuable source of income for Nyongesa and other community members.
Nyongesa is part of a local conservation group called Tulinde Mikoko, which translates to ‘Let’s Protect Mangroves.’ The group also plants mangroves and serves as custodians to stop loggers.
Peter Nyongesa has turned to deterring loggers with bees hidden in the mangroves.
Mangrove honey is classified as top-quality and medicinal due to its unique environment.
Nyongesa now has 11 beehives and harvests about 8 liters (2 gallons) of honey per hive every three months, earning him $6 per liter.
The Tulinde Mikoko conservation group adopted Nyongesa’s beekeeping as a community initiative along with mangrove planting.
Mangroves help in preventing erosion and absorbing the impact of severe weather events such as cyclones.
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The article contains an appeal to nature fallacy when Nyongesa states 'But they would retort that the trees do not belong to anyone but God.' This implies that because the trees are owned by God, it is acceptable for them to be destroyed. However, this does not negate the fact that mangroves provide important ecological benefits and should be protected. Additionally, there is an example of a hasty generalization when it states 'Such overall degradation has slowed in Kenya.' While progress has been made, it is not stated that degradation has stopped or even significantly decreased.
]But they would retort that the trees do not belong to anyone but God.[
