Increased salinity in #Sundarbans, #Bangladesh is depleting freshwater fish stocks, the main source of animal protein for many poor families and a source of income for fishermen. Read this story on how #climatechange is affecting coastal communities: http://wrld.bg/NmNW308lbio
Increasing Salinity in a Changing Climate Likely to Alter Sundarban’s Ecosystem
The salinity of river water and soil in Bangladesh’s low-lying southwest coastal region is increasing over time, and will aggravate further with sea-level rise in a changing climate. The increase in salinity will reduce the Sunderban’s key species Sundri, the forest’s highest-value timber species, a…