Sundarbans Flashcards
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Natural challenges of Sundarbans (7)
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- Coastal flooding
- Cyclones
- Tiger hostility (0-50 deaths/yr)
- ⬆️ salinity in soils
- Instability of islands -> Fragile equilibrium
- Accessibility and remoteness
- Top dying of Sundari trees
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Human challenges of Sundarbans (6)
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- Over-exploitation of coastal resources, mangroves deforestation
- Destructive fishing techniques- 🍤 pollution
- Lack of education- 55.25% primary educa
- 2% deforestation a yr of trees
- Conversion of wetlands to agriculture
- Resource use conflicts
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What is the Sundarbans? (5)
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- Coastal zone, worlds largest delta
- over 10,000km sq
- Tidal action shifts the landscape
- Mangrove forests w/ endangered species eg 🐯
- Equilibrium of natural processes = delicate
4
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Opportunities in Sundarbans (2)
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- Mangrove eco-village 150m away from forest
- Bottom up development- women 10km brick roads
5
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Responses to challenges in Sundarbans (4)
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- 1012 multi purpose cyclone shelters built in 2015
- 2011 -> NGOs provided solar panels, mass expansion
- 5 million electricity starved provided w/ power
- Bangladesh ICZM
