Micronesia Program News Today

This is the online version of The Kaselehlie Press - a Pohnpei-based newspaper that covers stories throughout the FSM. Published every two weeks, it is your newspaper for today and tomorrow.

Community members are concerned about the lack of consultation, the focus on money and the surprising support of a major environmental nonprofit.

  Pohnpei—Mangroves are vital to the communities of Micronesia, and especially Pohnpei. They filter water from sediment and unnecessary nutrients, host nursery habitat for fish, crabs and other marine life, provide livelihoods and protect coastal communities from storms and storms surges. Mangrove ecosystems are vital to the survival of Pohnpeian communities by keeping them resilient and protecting them from the impacts of climate change and global warming such as more frequent droughts, flo...