Zanzibar Tanzania

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Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba

Year: 2016

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Beautiful shots of Chumbe Island Coral Park

Better ways of exploiting Mangrove resources

Children having Karate lessons in the Mangroves of Zanzibar

Chumbe Island Coral Park

Chumbe Island Coral Park Drone Fly-over

Chumbe Island Eco Touism

Eco Tourism in the Mangroves of Zanzibar

Fishermen in Zanzibar

Local family prepare the days work

Local fishermen caught on camera with a drone

Local fishing community of the coast of Zanzibar

Locals enjoying the protection the Mangroves

Locals in the Zanzibar Mangroves

Locals walking in the Mangroves on the coast of Zanzibar

Lone fisherman of the coast of Zanzibar

Low tide in the Mangroves of Zanzibar

Low tide on the coast of Zanzibar

Lush Mangroves in Zanzibar

Mangrove and tourist Boat

Mangrove coastal ecosystem in Zanzibar

Mangrove in Zanzibar

Mangrove Shade on the coast of Zanzibar

Mangroves on the coast of Zanzibar

Mangrove Wood in Zanzibar

Mangrove Zanzibar distribution

Picturesque views of Zanzibar

Pneumatophores in Zanzibar

Postcard from Chumbe Island Coral Park

Sunset on the coast of Zanzibar

Sustainable Tourism in the Mangroves of Zanzibar

The Mangrove vegetation occupies a key position in the livelihood of the people of Zanzibar

Tides out but Seagrass remains

Top of the lighthouse Chumbe Island Coral Park

Tourism on the coast of Zanzibar

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