Cape Verde's sea-inspired murals protect aquatic biodiversity
Aquatic Murals for a Cause Beautiful images of aquatic life can be seen painted on the facades of 13 houses in Porto Mosquito, a fishing village 20km from Praia the capital of Cape Verde. Inspired by the French naval officer, Jacques Cousteau, the murals are part of an environmental project by the 2013-founded Lantuna Association operating in the Baía do Inferno. Ana Veiga, the executive director of the Lantuna Association, shares the evolution of the project and its underlying purpose. "The first mural we did, in 2018, was to raise people's awareness about the conservation of seabirds. Then...