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A tipping point for mangrove restoration and shrimp farming in Indonesia

Summary by dialogue.earth
The Mahakam River flows for 900km from the highlands of central Borneo through thick rainforest before fanning into a lush delta that feeds the Makassar Strait. Once dense with mangroves and palms, the wetland islands protected coastal communities, supported biodiversity and served as a significant carbon sink. However, in the 1980s, shrimp ponds began replacing the mangroves. By 2020, around half of the delta’s forests were lost due to weak reg…
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dialogue.earth broke the news in on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
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