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Marine Pollution in Bali
Problem areas recognised by UNEP dealing with pollution, as a result of development or destruction of valuable ecological elements.
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Coastal Erosion in the Seychelles
The Seychelles archipelago is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) with a high population density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometer. As a SIDS,…
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Young mangrove plantation on coastal Bali
Once their thin root system is established, mangroves provide for a wide variety of plant and animals. Algae and plankton are rife, providing the…
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Seagrass at the waterline, Seychelles
The Seychelles is home to nearly 88,000 people of mixed background ancestry including French, African, Indian, Chinese and Arab. In the past 30 years…
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Mangroves in Bali
Mangroves grow in saline coastal habitats and play an important ecological role. They have a specialized root system and reproductive cycle that mean that…
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Mangroves in Bali are a vital part of the coastal ecosystem
The removal of large areas of mangroves for industrial purposes can significantly alter these precious coastal ecosystems. This can have a broader effect on…
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Drifting through a mangrove plantation in Bali
The variety of marine life which exists in and around mangroves provides many Indonesians with their livelihood, in fishing, gathering of crustaceans, to timber…
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Mangroves in Bali are a vital part of the coastal ecosystem
An important function of mangrove forest is to hold back silt water that damages coral reefs. In extreme weather conditions, mangroves provide a physical…
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Drifting through a mangrove plantation in Bali
Bali Clean & Green program is an initiative aimed at prioritizing Bali's environmental concerns, which have emerged as the tourism and industry sectors have…
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Young mangrove plantation on coastal Bali
In the 1980's a boom in shrimp farming saw a great amount of mangrove forest replaced by farms. As the coastline begun to be…
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Littered beach, Bali
The term marine pollution relates to a range of threats to the marine environment including from land-based sources, oil spills, sewage, invasive species, marine…
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Pollution is destroying the mangroves on coastal Bali
Once their root system is established, mangroves provide the perfect habitat for shrimps, lobsters and oysters. They also slow the water flow around the…