This aerial view shows mangroves (background) facing a body of water on the border of a large golf course project in Aviekete, on the outskirts of Cotonou, on January 13, 2025. In Benin, mangroves threatened by deforestation, coastal urbanisation, pollution, overfishing and climate change, according to local communities and NGOs. The government has tried to protect them by imposing bans on overfishing and felling for firewood. But it has discovered that voodoo is more powerful than threats and is now seeking to co-opt traditional elders into its conservation plans. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)