Sunderbans Flashcards
How much coastline does Sundarbans have?
7300km
How many people live on the coast?
50m (1/3 of population)
Why is Sundarbans vulnerable to coastal erosion?
low lying, averaging 5m above sea level, common tropical storms such in the 1970’s which killed 300,000 and 150,000 in 1991 with 5m storm surges
What is the problem with soil salinity?
The area is reliant on farming, so soil salinity would kill the industry
How many cyclone shelters do they have?
2000
How do they protect livestock?
1500 man made mounds and 123 dams to protect general farmland
How much embankment was made?
5000km
How much mangrove forest was planted?
148,000 hectares and a green belt
Where is the Sundarbans?
Coastal region of Bangladesh
When was the ICZM put in place and what did it create?
2005, mangroves, dams, mounds
Key industries in the Sundarbans?
Fishing and farming (rice fish farming)
