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Myanmar: Destruction of Mangrove forests increased devastating impact of Cyclone Nagris

Indo-Asian News Service: A new report has established that the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma on May 2, could have been lessened if mangrove forests had been conserved along the nations coastlines. According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), mangrove forests and coastal greenbelts can act like buffer zones when such natural disasters strike a country. This latest disaster in Burma is a grim reminder of other recent natural disasters, said Alfredo Quarto, executive ... Read »
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