Problem
Misuse of mangroves
Other Names:
Loss of mangrove swamps Nature:
Mangroves are highly productive ecosystems which provide a range of valuable forest products as well as maintaining estuarine water quality and playing crucial roles in the life cycle of many commercially important species of fish and prawns. But mangrove resources are under growing pressure as a result of population growth and economic development. The demand for wood and wood products is increasing, and the forests are being cleared for the construction of aquaculture ponds as well as being reclaimed for the cultivation of rice, coconuts, and other crops.
Broader Problems:
Unsustainable development of coastal zonesEnvironmental hazards of empolderment of wetlands Aggravates:
Coastal erosionThreatened mangrove wetland habitatsEcological disruption of animal breeding grounds Reduces:
Mosquito breeding ponds Subject(s):
Geography → Land type/use??Plant Life → Trees??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.05.2019 – 15:21 CEST