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A fifth of the world’s mangroves gone in 30 years

A new report by the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) and the Nature Conservancy has found that mangrove forests are being lost at staggering rates worldwide: since 1980 one fifth of the world”s mangroves have been felled.

Mangroves, which grow in saline coastal habitats, are disappearing four times faster than other forests…. Read Full Article by Jeremy Hance

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