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Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture



Rice fields planted on former mangrove forest land



Mangrove swamp converted for settlement and agriculture



Shrimp aquaculture has replaced mangrove forests in Sulawesi



Mangroves cleared for settlement and shrimp farms



Aerial view of rice paddies where mangrove forests oncee grew



Overhead view of mangroves cleared for rice paddies



Mangrove forests cleared for agricultural development in Sulawesi



Rice fields where mangroves once grew



Mangroves cleared for settlement and aquaculture



Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and shrimp farms



Aerial view of mangrove-lined river in Borneo



Mangrove-lined coast of southern Borneo



Aerial view of flooded costal rice paddies



Mangroves cleared for agricultural development



Mangroves have been cleared for shrimp aquaculture



Bugis territory in Sulawesi, mountains in ground, deforested mangroves in foreground



Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and aquaculture



Rice paddies planted where mangrove forest once grew



Overhead view of shrimp aquaculture in Java



Airplane view of shrimp aquaculture in Java







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