Chainsaws imperil an old-growth mangrove stronghold in southern Myanmar

Mongabay
Dec 27, 2017, 7:53 am549 ptsHot
TANINTHARYI, Myanmar — When viewed from the bow of a boat, the shoreline near the city of Myeik in southern Myanmar is all green. In every direction, low-slung mangroves blanket the horizon, their trunks submerged under several feet of water at high tide. The trees anchor a sprawling landscape that supports…

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