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    The Mangrove Ecosystem Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Case Study

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    The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in Bangladesh and India where several major rivers meet the sea. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world, covering over 54 islands. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that grow in coastal tropical and subtropical regions, and provide important ecological and economic benefits. However, the Sundarbans mangrove forest faces threats from overfishing, tourism, deforestation, climate change, and population growth, which are exacerbated by a lack of management plans and education. Conservation efforts include designating the forest as a protected reserve and implementing reforestation programs.

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    The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in Bangladesh and India where several major rivers meet the sea. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world, covering over 54 islands. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that grow in coastal tropical and subtropical regions, and provide important ecological and economic benefits. However, the Sundarbans mangrove forest faces threats from overfishing, tourism, deforestation, climate change, and population growth, which are exacerbated by a lack of management plans and education. Conservation efforts include designating the forest as a protected reserve and implementing reforestation programs.

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    The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in Bangladesh and India where several major rivers meet the sea. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world, covering over 54 islands. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that grow in coastal tropical and subtropical regions, and provide important ecological and economic benefits. However, the Sundarbans mangrove forest faces threats from overfishing, tourism, deforestation, climate change, and population growth, which are exacerbated by a lack of management plans and education. Conservation efforts include designating the forest as a protected reserve and implementing reforestation programs.

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    Case Study:

    The Mangrove Ecosystem 


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    The Sundarbans are located in  What are Mangroves? 
    Bangladesh/India and is part of one of the  Mangroves are trees and shrubs  
    largest deltas in the world, where the  Where do they grow? 
    Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers  ❏ In saline coastal habitats in the 
    meet.  tropics and subtropics  ​  
      ❏ latitudes 25⁰N and 25⁰S.  
    Over 54 islands. Largest mangrove area in  ❏ Between Tropic of Cancer and 
    the world. 
    Tropic of Capricorn.  
     
    ❏ Found near coasts.  
     
    Economic benefits of coastlines to human 
     
    activity:-  Structure 
      ❏ Prop roots​ supply air to the 
    ❏ Tourism- job opportunities, increase in  underlying roots  
    GDP (Dubai)  ❏ Provide support and stability to 
    ❏ Fishing industry- primary  the mangrove.   
    industry-extraction of raw materials,   
    jobs, food supply  ❏ Trap mud and silt that flows with 
    ❏ Ports- imports and exports of goods  the tide, and this gradually 
    and economic expansion   increases the soil around them.  
    ❏ Homes/residential areas   
    ❏ Farming- coastal plains   ❏ High salt tolerance.  
    ❏ Defence- by having a navy   ❏ Some mangroves have 
    ❏ Industry- industrial areas; chemical  numerous finger-like projections 
    industry, oil refining, light(power  snorkels that protrude from the 
    plants) and heavy (making steel)  soil around the trunks of the 
    manufacturing industries. 
    trees 
    ❏ Dredging- removal of materials from 
     
    sea floor and beaches for building 
    industry.  
    Importance  Threats 
       
    Important resource of:  Threats to the Sunderbans: 
    ❏ Food (Crustaceans, fishing)  ❏ Overfishing 
    ❏ Wood for building and for fuel.  ❏ Tourism 
    ❏ Herbs and Medicine for the local  ❏ Deforestation of the mangroves 
    people.  close to settlements related to 
      the growing population’s need 
    They are also an incredibly important  for: Food, Fuel, Shelter,  
    ecosystem that supports biodiversity and  ❏ Building Wood (the Sundarbans 
    protects the coastline from erosion.  supports the world's largest 
      mangrove forestry industry)- 
    ❏ Climate Change (Rising sea 
    levels will cause the Sunderbans 
    to submerge) 
     
    What makes the problems worse? 
    Population growth and Economic 
    growth (lead to greater demand for 
    resources and exploitation of 
    resources) 
    ❏ Increased accessibility and 
    unclear ownership of the 
    mangrove land (more people 
    can get there easily and use the 
    resources) 
    ❏ Unclear management plans and 
    rules/regulations (people are 
    not sure what is being done and 
    how the area can be used) 
    ❏ Lack of awareness and 
    education of local people 
    (people not aware of the impacts 
    of their actions – the knock-on 
    effects). 
     
    What is being done to protect mangroves. 
     
    ❏ Government agreed to protect the 
    mangrove forests they are now 
    under “protected reserve” 
    ❏ Threats under Mangrove forest 
    were handled by government as 
    National Forestry Policy 
    ❏ Reforestation programs 
    (replanting) introduced to help stop 
    deforestation caused by local 
    people. 

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