Build a shrimp farm in Thailand by cutting down mangrove forests and you will net about 8,000 dollars per hectare. Meanwhile, the destruction of the forest and pollution from the farm will result in a loss of ecosystems worth 35,000 dollars/ha per year.

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"The polar bear is on the top of the list threatened by global warming," said Captain Paul Watson, founder and president of Sea Shepherd. "The species needs every individual bear to survive to help ensure that the species does not become extinct."