Humans at the Coast
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- Created on: 19-02-18 20:03
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The Sundarbans region is in Bangladesh and India:
It is in southwest Bangladesh and east India, on the delta the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
Large parts of protected as a National Park or forest reserve.
Land is flat and low-lying.
Home to many rare species of plants and animals.
The coastal system is in dynamic equilibrium.
The Sundarbans region brings opportunities:
Home to 4 million people.
The area provides a rnage of natural products which bring economic benefits:
- Growing crops, e.g. rice, on fertile land.
- Ecosystem of the mangrove forest provides fish, crabs, honey and nipa palm leaves.
- Forests provide timber for contruction, firewood and furniture.
It provides services for locals:
- Forest provides a natural defence against flooding.
- Mangroves protect the area against coastal erosion - their roots bind together.
Opportunities for development, to increase the wealth of Bangladesh as a whole:
- Tourism - attracted by mangroves and wildlife.
- Cargo ships transporting goods such as oil and food inland have been allowed to use the waterways.
- Power plant provides energy for people…
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