Human activity contributes to death of mangroves — scientists
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DON'T blame it on weather systems alone.
Scientists have said that the impact of human activity has also contributed to some of the die off of mangroves in southern Clarendon, where about 45 per cent between Milk River and Salt River are dead.
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Solutions for Developing Countries' (SODECO) chief scientist, Professor Terrence Forrester told the Jamaica Observer that people and their environments are one, and as a result, people's actions often time impact their environments — whether intentional or not...Read more