sundabarns 🐅

Question 1

where?

Answer 1

bangladesh - SE India

Question 2

main three rivers?

Answer 2

meghna

ganges

brahmaputra

Question 3

size of mangrove forest

Answer 3

1400km2

largest in the world

Question 4

population

Answer 4

4 million

Question 5

percentage of the population in poverty

Answer 5

42%

Question 6

mangrove forest decreases the storm force by …?

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

water within the sundabarns is brackish - this needs

Answer 7

halopytes

Question 8

coastal processes

Answer 8

tidal action

rivers and khals

flocculation as a delta - tidal zone

sea level change

Question 9

if this rate of deforestation, SLC and erosion continue there will be no forest in the year …

Answer 9

2020

Question 10

opportunities (5)

Answer 10

construction: nipa palm, timber, fuel wood

shrimp farming

flat land = agricultural growth

biodiversity = tourists

power plant

Question 11

risks (7)

Answer 11

high population = few resources = corruption

destructive methods = low biodiversity

salinisation of the soil = infertile

erosion & SLC = destruction of land and habitats

6% no electricity = poor communication

tigers

cyclone Aila (190 dead, 920000 houses destroyed)

Question 12

responses (8)

Answer 12

laws

32km2 safe haven

salt resistant crops (rice)

6 month sentence for methods that damage the ecosystem

solar panels

lots of prey to decrease deaths

1012 shelters, 3500km embankment to mitigate effects following tropical storms

Question 13

size of forest

Answer 13

50 000 acres

Question 14

how much is one hectare worth in terms of trade (wood etc.)

Answer 14

over $12 000

Question 15

hectares of afforestation in last decade

Answer 15

15000

Question 16

Oxfam input

Answer 16

increase access to food security and opportunities for training, work and grants