UN: Mangrove loss 'intensified' Myanmar cyclone damage

                   
enn.com     May 16, 2008            

Large-scale destruction of mangroves contributed heavily to the damage inflicted by cyclone Nargis in Myanmar last week, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Myanmar, home to the eighth largest mangrove area in the world, has lost large swathes of mangroves over the last four... [read full story]                

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Massive deforestation of mangroves may have worsened scale of disaster in Burma

anthropik.com     May 13, 2008          

Weeks after the devastating cyclone Nagris struck Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta on May 2nd, scientists and the media are debating the role in the scale of the disaster played by the region's deforestation of mangroves. According to recent studies, mangrove forests act as a buffer against the effect's...                

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Intact mangroves could have reduced Nargis damage

nieuwsbank.nl     May 15, 2008          

Donderdag 15 mei 2008 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ] 15 May 2008, Rome - Mangrove forests could have reduced damage resulting from the waves caused by cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.                

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MYANMAR: Loss of mangrove forests exacerbates cyclone deaths

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. In recent decades, farmers in Myanmar's low-lying Ayeyarwady Delta cleared vast tracts of coastal mangrove forests to expand rice cultivation and - in the past eight years - to make way...                

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MYANMAR: Loss of mangrove forests exacerbates cyclone deaths

irinnews.org     May 16, 2008          

BANGKOK, 16 May 2008 (IRIN) - Cyclone Nargis – and the devastating tidal surge that followed – has highlighted the potential tragic consequences of pursuing rapid economic expansion while neglecting the environment. In recent decades, farmers in Myanmar’s low-lying Ayeyarwady Delta cleared...                

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Myanmar cyclone damage worsened by loss of mangroves: FAO (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 15, 2008          

ROME (AFP) - The destruction of mangrove forests along parts of Myanmar's coast contributed to the damage wreaked by cyclone Nargis, the UN food agency said Thursday. Farmland and fisheries have replaced many mangrove forests, and people have moved closer to the sea without the "protective forest...                

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