Ryan Kellman

that section of Cambodia's coastline.

And in the last two years, they've actually planted more than 2,000 mangrove saplings.

And similar efforts are happening in other parts of the world.

It's really adding up to something.

Net loss of mangroves decreased by 44% in the period between 2010 and 2020, relative to the previous decade, according to a 2023 UN analysis.

Yeah, the world's mangroves are headed in the right direction.

And if we can keep going, it would be really good news because maybe the total amount of mangrove forests on Earth could actually have a net increase eventually.

Yeah, totally.

And we actually asked folks there about, you know, to what extent that larger community

impact is salient to them, whether they think about it.

You know, for average fishermen, maybe that's not the main motivator, obviously.

But we found that for those in leadership positions and for younger people, it's definitely part of the equation.

Kiyosot is now the chief of Cochresna, and he's definitely aware of how his work connects to climate change.

We also asked his son, Chien, what he thinks, and he was more forceful.

He told us, we are helping the whole world.

And he's totally right.

Thank you so much.