and that's just where conservationist jaruwan enright sees an opportunity. she wants to transform the ponds bit by bit back into mangrove forests. the ground has to be neither too moist nor too dry, so sometimes a little help is needed. >> some areas might have standing water, so we try to get all the water out, so that's why we don't want to have the water standing all the time even when it's low tide. so we like to drain all the water out because the mangroves don't like to grow where it's too wet. >> for four years, enright has been tirelessly on the road on behalf of the ngo mangrove action project. the thought of turning ponds into mangrove areas is foreign to many of their owners. they're hesitant. >> for this case he is already raising fish. so he will wait and see if that is not good for him and then maybe he will reconsider again. >> a lot of persuasion is necessary, and plenty of patience. enright's work can sometimes be quite a struggle. that makes the achievements all the more important. sanee klongrua is the imam on the mainly muslim island and