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  • Various stages of seaweed production, seedlings, freshly harvested and dried, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean it by hand so that it will grow faster.  The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe beach on 13th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_13_Matemwe seaweed_A.jpg
  • Cultivated seaweed crop at Matemwe beach on 13th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged 'field' of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to it's name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for it's incredible sealife on it's many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_13_Matemwe seaweed_D.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe beach on 13th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_13_Matemwe seaweed_B.jpg
  • Cultivated seaweed crop at Matemwe beach on 13th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged 'field' of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to it's name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for it's incredible sealife on it's many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_13_Matemwe seaweed_C.jpg
  • Cultivated seaweed crop at Matemwe beach on 13th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_13_Matemwe seaweed_E.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_I.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_G.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_B.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_J.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_C.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_H.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_E.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_A.jpg
  • Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide at Matemwe on 12th December 2008 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Each woman has a little submerged field of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to its name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for its incredible sealife on its many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.
    2008_12_12_Matemwe dawn seaweed_D.jpg
  • Seaweed seedling, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  The seaweed seedlings are attached to a line and anchored in the sea with floats to deter fish from eating the seaweed. It is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. Seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Seaweed farmers Zosima Yeliganio (37) and Marissa Gegante (30) cleaning the seaweed of algae by hand, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Seaweed farmers tying the seaweed seedlings to the lines to put into the sea, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. The polystyrene floaters are important to keep the seaweed lines at water level to deter fish from eating the seaweed. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Seaweed farm, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. The polystyrene floaters are important to keep the seaweed lines at water level to deter fish from eating the seaweed. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Dried seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. It is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Freshly harvested seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. It is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
    A0023886cc_1_1.jpg
  • Dried seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. It is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Freshly harvested seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Seaweed farmers in Tamiao clean the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. It is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
    A0023914cc_1_1.jpg
  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Imilio Cena (54) seaweed farmer cleaning the seaweed of algae by hand, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
    A0023858cc_1_1.jpg
  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
    A0023881cc_1_1.jpg
  • Seaweed farm, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. The polystyrene floaters are important to keep the seaweed lines at water level to deter fish from eating the seaweed. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
    A0023880cc_1_1.jpg
  • Gloria Mandawe (56) seaweed farmer, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines.  Gloria starts work at 5 am to remove the algae from the seaweed by hand so that it will grow faster. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. The seaweed is then dried and sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Drying seaweed after harvesting, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Seaweed is fast growing and can be harvested in 1-2 months. After drying the seaweed is then sold to local buyers and a commercial processing plant in Cebu, where it is turned into powder; a high value product used by many industries including cosmetics and food. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Seaweed farmer, Marissa Gegante (30) holding a bowl of freshly cooked seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • Seaweed farmer, Marissa Gegante (30) holding a bowl of freshly cooked seaweed, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • A typical seaweed dish - firstly the seaweed is boiled then tomatoes, onion and vinegar are added, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. Before Typhoon Haiyan, Bantayan Island was the largest seaweed producer in Cebu province. The typhoon destroyed seaweed farms leaving over 2000 farmers without essential equipment and seedlings. Oxfam awarded cash grants to around 700 families to finance the purchase of seaweed seedlings and farming equipment including ropes, poles and floaters.
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  • A tractor collects seaweed along the beach near Landskrona, Sweden 30th of August 2016. The winds have been blowing for a few days and seaweed has piled up along the coast line. This stretch of beach is just below Borstahusen camp site and work is put in to keep the coast clear.
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  • Portrait of fishermen and seaweed farmers Francisco I. Yeliganio (38) and Zosima Yeliganio (37) in the sea, Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. On November 6 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. The storm had a devastating impact on the fishing and seaweed industry. It also caused extensive environmental damage shifting coral beds, tearing down coconut trees and ripping mangrove forests apart all of which will have a long term impact on ecosystems and the communities who rely on them for food and employment. Oxfam is working to support the immediate and long-term needs of affected communities on Bantayan Island.
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  • A tractor collects seaweed along the beach near Landskrona, Sweden 30th of August 2016. The winds have been blowing for a few days and seaweed has piled up along the coast line. This stretch of beach is just below Borstahusen camp site and work is put in to keep the coast clear.
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  • A tractor collects seaweed along the beach near Landskrona, Sweden 30th of August 2016. The winds have been blowing for a few days and seaweed has piled up along the coast line. This stretch of beach is just below Borstahusen camp site and work is put in to keep the coast clear.
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  • A woman drying her locally collected seaweed, Japan
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  • Locally collected seaweed drying on bamboo racks along the coastline in Japan
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  • Seaweed farmer, Marissa Gegante (30) holding a bowl of freshly caught and cooked fried fish for lunch in Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. On November 6 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. Fishing families who lived in the path of the typhoon have lost boats, nets and tools, the essentials they need to produce food and earn a living. Oxfam is working with fishing communities to rebuild boats and repair nets.
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
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  • Seaweed farmer, Marissa Gegante (30) holding a bowl of freshly caught and cooked fried fish for lunch in Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. On November 6 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. Fishing families who lived in the path of the typhoon have lost boats, nets and tools, the essentials they need to produce food and earn a living. Oxfam is working with fishing communities to rebuild boats and repair nets.
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
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  • Rare seaweed native only to this area of the Scandola Nature Reserve on 15th September 2017 in Corsica, France. The Scandola Nature Reserve is located on the west coast of the Corsica, within the Corsica Regional Park. The reserve was established in 1975 and has been recognized by the United Nations as a Natural World Heritage Site, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983.
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  • Seaweed farmer, Marissa Gegante (30) holding a bowl of freshly caught and cooked fried fish for lunch in Tamiao, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. On November 6 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. Fishing families who lived in the path of the typhoon have lost boats, nets and tools, the essentials they need to produce food and earn a living. Oxfam is working with fishing communities to rebuild boats and repair nets.
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  • Locally produced dried riverweed known as 'seaweed' for sale at Thimphu weekend market, Western Bhutan. Vendors from throughout the region  come to Thimphu's weekend market to sell their local products.
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  • Green Seaweed, wood and rust on the half tide loading bay of the Folkestone Harbour Arm. Folkestone, Kent.
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  • Mu Ze Latso, a Mo Suo minority girl returns home with a large basket strapped to her back containing the algae from the lake which she will then feed to her animals.<br />
<br />
Mo Suo people live along LuGu lake, northwest  Yunnan province. Since the population is not big enough, the Chinese government did not assign them as an independent minority. Mo Suo people belongs to the NaXi minority of LiJiang region. Mo Suo people have their own distinctive culture, religion and customs. Most significantly: Mo Suo people do not have a marriage System. Locally, they call their relationships a "walking marriage". <br />
A girl has her ADULT ceremony when she is 14, then she can start to wear the Mo Su costume and the family will give her a room that is called “Flower room”.<br />
Logically, she is allowed to take her boyfriend, since Mo Su family carries on by the mother's name, the son and the daughter stay with mother their whole lifes.<br />
When they are adults, the girl chooses her boyfriend. The boyfriend come to sleep in her room in the evening and leave for his mother's home in the morning. He belongs to his mother's family. She belongs to her mother's family, her children will be taken care of by her family: her mother, uncle, aunts, or sisters and brothers. Her children do not belongs to the boyfriend's family.<br />
Normally, the mother will pass her "power" to her eldest daughter when she is old and thus perpetuate the Mo Suo traditions.
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  • Together with a Mo Suo friend Mu Ze Latso goes down to Lugu Lake to collect  a type of algae / plant which she then feeds to her livestock: hens, ducks,  pigs, cow, etc. northwest Yunnan province.<br />
<br />
Mo Suo people live along LuGu lake, northwest  Yunnan province. Since the population is not big enough, the Chinese government did not assign them as an independent minority. Mo Suo people belongs to the NaXi minority of LiJiang region. Mo Suo people have their own distinctive culture, religion and customs. Most significantly: Mo Suo people do not have a marriage System. Locally, they call their relationships a "walking marriage". <br />
A girl has her ADULT ceremony when she is 14, then she can start to wear the Mo Su costume and the family will give her a room that is called “Flower room”.<br />
Logically, she is allowed to take her boyfriend, since Mo Su family carries on by the mother's name, the son and the daughter stay with mother their whole lifes.<br />
When they are adults, the girl chooses her boyfriend. The boyfriend come to sleep in her room in the evening and leave for his mother's home in the morning. He belongs to his mother's family. She belongs to her mother's family, her children will be taken care of by her family: her mother, uncle, aunts, or sisters and brothers. Her children do not belongs to the boyfriend's family.<br />
Normally, the mother will pass her "power" to her eldest daughter when she is old and thus perpetuate the Mo Suo traditions.
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  • Mu Ze Latso feeds algae from Lugu lake to her chickens, donkey, and cows.<br />
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Mo Suo people live along LuGu lake, northwest  Yunnan province. Since the population is not big enough, the Chinese government did not assign them as an independent minority. Mo Suo people belongs to the NaXi minority of LiJiang region. Mo Suo people have their own distinctive culture, religion and customs. Most significantly: Mo Suo people do not have a marriage System. Locally, they call their relationships a "walking marriage". <br />
A girl has her ADULT ceremony when she is 14, then she can start to wear the Mo Su costume and the family will give her a room that is called “Flower room”.<br />
Logically, she is allowed to take her boyfriend, since Mo Su family carries on by the mother's name, the son and the daughter stay with mother their whole lifes.<br />
When they are adults, the girl chooses her boyfriend. The boyfriend come to sleep in her room in the evening and leave for his mother's home in the morning. He belongs to his mother's family. She belongs to her mother's family, her children will be taken care of by her family: her mother, uncle, aunts, or sisters and brothers. Her children do not belongs to the boyfriend's family.<br />
Normally, the mother will pass her "power" to her eldest daughter when she is old and thus perpetuate the Mo Suo traditions.
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