Global Field Program (GFP) graduate student Aaron Moy of Bangkok, Thailand, contributed an article to the SevenSeas Travel Magazine. His article, "The Greener Side of Koh Phangan," helps readers understand the ecological and human contributions of mangrove forests and how Moy is working with the local community to raise awareness. "These economic benefits are in jeopardy ... because more than half (62%) of the mangroves in Thailand have been lost to development," he writes. Despite these threats, local communities are mobilizing efforts, such as seed-planting initiatives, government funding, regulatory actions, and regional aerial surveys, to revitalize shrinking mangrove populations.

Moy is earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Biology from Miami through Project Dragonfly's GFP.