Save Southeast Asia’s mangrove forests or risk environmental devastation
Myanmar has experienced a significant loss of its national mangrove forests, primarily due to the expansion of the rice, palm oil and rubber plantation sectors in recent decades. Similarly, in Indonesia and Thailand, mangrove forests have undergone substantial degradation, largely because of the growth of aquaculture, which has altered the natural landscape and disturbed the hydrological system, inducing pollution and algal blooms.