Friday, January 18, 2013

Bengali Forests Are Rapidly Disappearing, Research Finds. Planetsave

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:10 AM PST
The rapid deforestation of the Sundarbans Mangroves is expected to intensify as human development in the area continues and climate change worsens, according to a new report from the Zoological Society of London. This will result in the extinction of a great many plants and animals, including the Bengal tiger.
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The Sundarbans are currently losing as much as 200 meters of coast every year.
Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, the senior author of the paper, says: “Our results indicate a rapidly retreating coastline that cannot be accounted for by the regular dynamics of the Sundarbans. Degradation is happening fast, weakening this natural shield for India and Bangladesh.”

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