The Zanzibar sponge cooperative has offered a new and lucrative source of income for locals Rising ocean temperatures and overfishing had undermined seaweed farming Sponges also help restore marine ...

At about 10 o'clock every morning, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms -- a new lifeline after climate change upended ...

At about 10 o'clock every morning, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms -- a new lifeline after climate change upended ...