A team of analysts from the US-based Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has completed an extensive study of the economic benefits in mangrove preservation as part of its recent report on the current state of shrimp farming in major Southeast Asian producing nations.

Although their research shows mangrove deforestation in Indonesia has slowed or even reversed in recent years -- the team estimates that mangrove area increased overall by 6% from 2014 through to 2018 -- it remains a significant issue in many parts of the country [...]