{"id":14327,"date":"2026-02-17T18:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoversities.org\/?p=14327"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:23:29","slug":"mangroversity-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoversities.org\/pt\/mangroversity-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangroversity – Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This project taught me that not knowing is not a weakness, but a strength, as long as we remain eager to learn and humble enough to unlearn and relearn. Openness creates space for growth.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mangroversity is a community rooted learning initiative on Koh Klang Island, Krabi, Thailand. This prototype was created to restore dignity, purpose, and livelihoods among vulnerable adults<\/strong> while regenerating the mangrove ecosystem<\/strong> that sustains the island. The project responds to two interconnected challenges: the social exclusion<\/strong> of unemployed and at risk community members, and the erosion of local ecological knowledge and stewardship<\/strong> of the mangrove forest. Many residents, particularly those facing unemployment, substance dependency, or social stigma, have become disconnected from both community life and the land, despite the mangrove being central to the island\u2019s culture, food systems, and resilience.<\/p>

This project proposes a proto Ecoversity: a place-based learning space where ecological regeneration<\/strong> and human regeneration<\/strong> happen together. Learning is centered in the mangrove forest and rooted in local wisdom, intergenerational exchange, and experiential practice. Participants are supported to reframe their identities from being seen as vulnerable or unemployed to becoming caretakers, interpreters, and contributors to their own community. This proposal offers a tangible prototype as the entry point to this learning journey: the co-creation of a small wooden bridge<\/strong>. The bridge functions both as a practical piece of community infrastructure and as a symbol of reconnection, linking people to place, villages to one another, and marginalized residents back into community life. As a shared act of care and collaboration, the bridge anchors the learning process in something real, visible, and meaningful to the community.<\/p>

At its core, Mangroversity seeks to restore relationships between people, knowledge, and the mangrove ecosystem, and to nurture a new generation of local service leaders grounded in reciprocity, dignity, and care for the land they call home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Unlearn and Relearn Workshop<\/strong>: The 5 Tigers are now an identified group of guardians of the mangrove forest<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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The bridge now physically connects 2 conservation zones used for reforestation and animal protection<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n