Ecuador destroys mangroves to export cheap shrimp

Half of the shrimp sold in Europe comes from Ecuador, at the cost of massive deforestation.

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Vital mangrove ecosystems are cleared to create intensive farming ponds.

Local communities are displaced to make way for this lucrative industry.

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