Mangrove Degradation: Issue and awareness

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Mazni Adibah Abd Rahman
M. Zainora Asmawi

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Mangroves in Malaysia reside coastlines and the largest areas of mangrove are in the Northern Sabah. They sheltered at the shores of the west coast. Over four decades, mangroves are recorded to be declining due to aquaculture practices implemented in Peninsular Malaysia. Public participation and their awareness are considered as critical components in conserving the mangrove areas. Thus, the research was conducted to discover residents' awareness towards this devastating issue. A questionnaire survey was employed to respondents in Kuala Selangor. In this regards, this research is to study the residents' awareness on the importance of mangrove areas.

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Abd Rahman, M.A. and Asmawi, M.Z. 2018. Mangrove Degradation: Issue and awareness. Asian Journal of Quality of Life. 3, 10 (Mar. 2018), 89–96. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i10.104.

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