The surroundings of the Sundarban mangroves—both in India and Bangladesh—are some of the most densely populated areas in the world. More than half of the population is underprivileged on the Indian side and depend heavily on the goods and services that the forests provide. Mangrove trees are used for medicine, timber and construction material (e.g. for houses, boats, traps) as well as for fuel and charcoal production. Apiculture is widespread within the Sundarban mangrove forests and provides honey and wax. Around 2000 people are engaged in beekeeping in the Indian Sundarbans, producing approximately 90% of the total natural honey production in India.