Burma continues to deteriorate and it’s heartbreaking to hear some of the reports slowly starting to trickle in. With regards to my question yesterday, there was a glimmer of understanding on the show today from Jeffrey McNeely, the chief scientist for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. He talked about Burma’s mangrove forests – or what used to be Burma’s mangrove forests. They’ve been cleared away to make way for shrimp and fish farms: Buma’s Mangrove Forests | PRI’s The World| May 7, 2008
The World’s Jason Margolis also did a story on the importance of mangroves for flood protection in Thailand:Protecting Thailand’s shores with mangroves | PRI’s The World.
