Mangrove coverage is declining, but there is hope, flags study

Mangrove coverage can increase despite sea-level rise if sediment supply is sufficient and land accommodation space available, according to the study

Budget 2023-24: Experts hail Centre’s mangrove restoration scheme but stress on scientific implementation

MISHTI scheme could potentially attract private investments in carbon offset projects

Mangroves destruction violates fundamental rights of citizens: Bombay HC

The court has ordered complete ban on construction activity on mangrove land

Barrier to cyclone storms: Odisha plans to plant mangroves along its coast

The proposal is to raise mangroves and casuarinas in around 109 and 4,000 hectares of land along the coastal belt

Mangroves protect coastal communities, accountability in governance is need of the hour: Experts

Mapping and quantifying human-driven stress factors can help achieve accountability, notes experts

Scientific management of mangroves is need of the hour

40 per cent of mangrove forests in West Coast of India have been converted into farmlands and housing colonies over the last three decades

NASA maps trace causes of global mangrove habitat loss

While overall mangrove habitat loss declined between 2000 and 2016, losses from natural causes such as erosion and extreme weather …

Ethos of a sinking space: Fishers in Sundarbans surmount tiger attacks, bureaucracy to earn livelihoods

They also struggle with dwindling fish stocks and unknown fish diseases 

Scientists find new bacterium from Sundarbans

New bacterial species could have wider applications in industrial sectors such as leather and textile industry

Plant 50 million mangroves in the Sundarbans? Improbable, say experts

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided on the plantation to compensate for plants lost during Cyclone Amphan

Traditional fishing gear endangers marine biodiversity

In a 10-year period these fisheries reduced the local reef fish density by half  

Gabon destroys Africa's single most extensive mangrove area for construction

Weak legislation, corruption, lack of data are compunding environmental problems in a country which has over 10% of its area covered by national parks

A new rights organisation brings focus back to climate-resilient development in Sunderbans

Better river dam, land lease documents, road connectivity and mitigation of problems of migrants were some of the demands raised at the 1st …

Mangrove forests help protect against rising sea level, says study

Studies have shown mangroves have the ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere and protect people from hazards 

German agency to conserve mangroves in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, will conserve biodiversity and provide livelihoods to villagers hit by COVID-19 …

Cyclone Sitrang: Bengal gears up to combat Sundarbans impact

Extremely heavy rainfall will likely accompany the cyclonic storm

Kenya’s Tana River Delta under threat from development projects

Proposed development projects will have a devastating impact on delta's ecology, biodiversity and livelihood of local people

Maharashtra gives reserved forests status to mangroves

Mangroves on privately owned land are not a part of this notification

Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc

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India should focus on protecting its existing mangroves

An alarming 50 per cent of the world’s mangrove forests have disappeared in the last five decades due to coastal developments

Cyclone Yaas landfall pegged at Dhamra, near Bhitarkanika

Locals in and around Bhitarkanika worried about how loss of mangroves in the area could affect their villages

A fine argument

The government says it does not have the power to fine Adani for the damage at Mundra. But it hints the company may still end up spending more …

Restoring mangroves in west Africa a challenge, but UNEP shows the way

Mangrove ecosystem in western Indian Ocean, comprising 10 African countries, is rapidly depleting

Cyclone Yaas fells hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika, hit on fauna being assessed

National park hit hard by cyclone 3rd year in a row

Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand

Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines