Myanmar cyclone damage worsened by loss of mangroves: FAO (AFP)
                   
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May 15, 2008 6 related
        

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... [read full story]                    

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