Mangrove give way to big business
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The Tombonuo homeland in northern Borneo had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life. Now the trees are gone after a Malaysian company bulldozed swaths of mangroves to make space for plastic-lined ponds filled with millions of king prawns. The farm’s expansion came at a heavy cost to the environment.
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Mangroves give way to big business. (2018, November 2). The Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A6.
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Mangroves; Mangrove conservation; Economics; Shrimp culture; Ponds; Aquaculture; Climatic changes; Greenhouse effect; Ecosystems; Fisheries; Coral bleaching; Tropical fish; Barrier reefs; Sea cucumber culture; Echinoderm culture; Salmon culture; Environmental protection; Sunlight Inno Seafood; Nippon Foundation; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Wong King Ti, Cedric; Cheung, William; Wong, Junz; Bondien, Matakin
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