Example of impacts on a mangrove forest - Bangladesh & Shrimp.
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- Example of impacts on mangrove forests - Bangladesh.
- Consumerism
- 2010 - over 3 million tonnes of shrimp caught by fishermen.
- in mangrove forests.
- Fish are the 2nd largest exports for Bangladesh
- a value of $569.9 million in 2016.
- Large businesses cut down areas of mangrove forests
- area developed for aquaculture.
- 2010 - over 3 million tonnes of shrimp caught by fishermen.
- Ecosystem
- Trees tolerate both salt and fresh water
- a valuable habitat.
- Roots act as a natural defence of flooding.
- The sheltered water is the ideal breading ground for fish.
- 25 million hc has been destroyed.
- Shrimp farms produce organic waste and chemicals.
- Trees tolerate both salt and fresh water
- Global interdependence
- Shrimp farming began in the 1970s to increase the supply of shrimp.
- now accounts for 55% of all shrimp produced.
- Most shrimp farms are in China, Thailand, Indonesia and Brazil.
- Shrimp farming began in the 1970s to increase the supply of shrimp.
- Consumerism
- The demand for Shrimp
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