Mangroves in Surat Thani, Thailand - 28 May 2022 May 28, 2022, Surat Thani, Thailand: A mangrove covers a canal along the Tapi River in Surat Thani. Daily life in the mangroves along the Tapi River in Surat Thani, Thailand. Over the last decade, the mangroves have begun to disappear as shrimp farming has expanded, leading to the development of farms within the mangroves that are destroying the ecosystem in exchange for short-term profits. Mass tourism to Thailand and plastic waste are among the other contributing factors to the slow disappearance of the mangroves.

Mangroves in Surat Thani, Thailand - 28 May 2022 May 28, 2022, Surat Thani, Thailand: A mangrove covers a canal along the Tapi River in Surat Thani. Daily life in the mangroves along the Tapi River in Surat Thani, Thailand. Over the last decade, the mangroves have begun to disappear as shrimp farming has expanded, leading to the development of farms within the mangroves that are destroying the ecosystem in exchange for short-term profits. Mass tourism to Thailand and plastic waste are among the other contributing factors to the slow disappearance of the mangroves.

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Mangroves in Surat Thani, Thailand - 28 May 2022 May 28, 2022, Surat Thani, Thailand: A mangrove covers a canal along the Tapi River in Surat Thani. Daily life in the mangroves along the Tapi River in Surat Thani, Thailand. Over the last decade, the mangroves have begun to disappear as shrimp farming has expanded, leading to the development of farms within the mangroves that are destroying the ecosystem in exchange for short-term profits. Mass tourism to Thailand and plastic waste are among the other contributing factors to the slow disappearance of the mangroves.

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