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    Mangroves play an important environmental role along coastlines. A recent NASA study showed significant loss of mangrove cover on Katchal Island over the past two decades, including after a 2004 earthquake. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that grow in coastal sediments and provide carbon storage, storm protection, and habitat. India has extensive mangrove forests along its coasts in the Sundarbans and Bhitarkanika, which face threats from development, aquaculture, and overfishing despite providing livelihoods. Conservation efforts include establishing protected areas and strengthening environmental laws.

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    Mangroves play an important environmental role along coastlines. A recent NASA study showed significant loss of mangrove cover on Katchal Island over the past two decades, including after a 2004 earthquake. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that grow in coastal sediments and provide carbon storage, storm protection, and habitat. India has extensive mangrove forests along its coasts in the Sundarbans and Bhitarkanika, which face threats from development, aquaculture, and overfishing despite providing livelihoods. Conservation efforts include establishing protected areas and strengthening environmental laws.

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    Mangroves play an important environmental role along coastlines. A recent NASA study showed significant loss of mangrove cover on Katchal Island over the past two decades, including after a 2004 earthquake. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that grow in coastal sediments and provide carbon storage, storm protection, and habitat. India has extensive mangrove forests along its coasts in the Sundarbans and Bhitarkanika, which face threats from development, aquaculture, and overfishing despite providing livelihoods. Conservation efforts include establishing protected areas and strengthening environmental laws.

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    Name:- Ismail Liyakat Wagnak

    MANGROVES
    Natures most incredible secrets
    CONTEXT:-

    Recently NASA has highlighted the loss of mangrove


    cover on katchal island(part of nicobars archiphilago)

    Key findings of the study:-


    The study showed the extent to which mangroves had been lost globally
    over the past two decades, and the submergence of mangrove
    ecosystems after 2004 Andaman earthquake.
    MANGROVES:-
    ★ About

    ❏ A mangrove is a small tree or shrub that grows along coastline,


    taking root in salty sediments ,often underwater.

    ❏ Mangroves are flowering trees, belonging to families


    Rhizophorecea and Arecacea etc.
    Mangroves:-
    ● Features:

    ❏ Saline enviroment: A speciality of mangrove is that they can survive under


    extreme hostile enviroment. The roots filter out 90% of the salt they come in
    contact with the saline and brackish water.

    ❏ Low oxygen: underground tissues of any plant needs oxygen for respiration.
    The mangroves roots absorb oxygen from the atmosphere.

    ❏ Store freshwater: Mangroves like desert plants ,store fresh water in thick
    succulent leaves.
    Distribution of Mangroves:-
    ❏ Asia has the largest coverage of the world’s mangroves , followed by africa
    and north america.

    ❏ In India: The deltas of the Ganges, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari and the
    cauvery rivers contain mangroves forests.

    The backwaters in kerela have the density of mangrove forests.

    ❏ The sunderbans in West Bengal are the largest mangrove region in the world
    and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    ❏ The second largest mangove forest in India is Bhitarkanika (Ramsar site) in


    Odisha created by two delta of Rivers Brahmani and Baitarni.
    Importance of Mangroves

    ❏ Act as natural barriers against strom surge, Coastal


    flooding and sea level rise.

    ❏ They provide habitat for a diverse array of terrestrial


    organisms.

    ❏ Mangroves are thr powerhouse when it comes to carbon


    storage.

    ❏ Sources of livelihood.
    Threats:-
    ❏ Natual:Stroms ,Sea level rise , Sediments

    ❏ Anthropogenic: Coastal development and constructions,


    aquaculture , ovrfishing.

    Way ahead:-
    ❏ Establishment of green belts and buffer zones

    ❏ Strenghthening of existing laws

    ❏ Core research and extensive data collection


    THANK YOU

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