OUR VIEWPOINT

Mangroves and shrimp farming: deeds, not words

MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Day of Korunamoyee Sardar

MANGROVES AND SHRIMP FARMING

Mangroves and their uncertain future Mangroves are life, long live mangroves Unsustainable versus sustainable shrimp production Environmental, social and economic impacts of shrimp farming The pillars of increased global shrimp trade Shrimp aquaculture in international environmental treaties

LOCAL STRUGGLES AND NEWS

AFRICA Madagascar: Mangrove importance and threats Nigeria: People protect mangroves against shrimp farming Tanzania: The death of the Rufiji Delta Prawn Project ASIA Bangladesh: The struggle to protect the Sundarbans Indonesia: Mounting tensions over industrial shrimp farming Malaysia: Each prawn produced represents a teardrop Philippines: Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Decline Thailand: Uncertain future for the world Nº 1 exporter? Vietnam: Shrimps, mangroves and the World Bank LATIN AMERICA Colombia: Local communities affected by shrimp companies Ecuador: Mangroves and shrimp farming companies Honduras: Shrimp farming destruction Mexico: Growing opposition to industrial shrimp farming

FURTHER INFORMATION

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