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Yale Environment 360: Carlos Perez, a well-to-do businessman, has been farming shrimp in Ecuador since 1979. He has seen the industry boom: Ecuador exported about $1.2 billion worth of shrimp last year, and its shrimp farmers employ about 102,000 people. He has also watched as shrimp farms have played a major role in the destruction of two-thirds of the country’s mangrove swamps -- rich ecosystems that serve as buffers against storms, store carbon, and support fish, birds, and small mammals.
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Shrimp Farms’ Tainted Legacy Is Target of Certification Drive
Posted by Yale Environment 360: Marc Gunther on August 6th, 2012
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