Coastal mangrove forests are highly productive wetland ecosystems that are increasingly cleared due to anthropogenic pressures.
Suggest two distinct human activities or commercial industries that drive the destruction of coastal mangrove forests.
Explain how the large-scale clearance of these coastal forests affects the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere.
Describe how the removal of mangrove trees impacts the physical stability and nutrient profile of the shoreline sediment.
Suggest two conservation initiatives that coastal management groups could implement to mitigate the ecological impact of mangrove forest loss.
