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Land Reclamation Land reclamation will definitely increase land area for a certain country. More land has been made available for development. More buildings and infrastructure can be built. However, much greenery has been removed in order for the land needed. Land reclamation can be damaging to corals and marine life. Corals are usually move to another place when land is to be reclaimed. The corals might not be able to survive in that certain habitat, and thus die out. In some countries, where the project is large-scale, they do not even bother to re-plant the corals elsewhere, instead just reclaim the land on their habitat, causing them to die out immediately. Marine life, such as fish, might not have enough food after the underwater plantations are destroyed due to reclamation of land. This applies to the food chain. The water might also be polluted from the soil used to reclaim land, causing the fish to die and blocking out sunlight, depriving the underwater plants of growth. Marine habitat are also destroyed; therefore, the marine creatures would be forced to move to another new habitat. Some might not be able to adapt, and thus die out. Some would just die without even finding a new habitat, as they cannot move long distances in water. Finally, the reasons and examples look tempting to humans, but marine life is life too! We should try to protect it as much as possible, instead of just focusing on the advantages. The reader learn from the text that the coral should be replanted because...