Mangroves destruction violates fundamental rights of citizens: Bombay HC
The court has ordered complete ban on construction activity on mangrove land
NASA highlights loss of mangrove cover on Katchal island in the Nicobars
More than 90% of mangrove cover on the island was lost due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami
How to conserve and increase the world’s marine protected areas
DTE coverage of the Fifth International Marine Protected Area Congress in Canada
Court digest: Major environment hearings in March
While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …
Propagate and protect halophytes
It is high time that India’s governments make serious efforts to identify, propagate and protect these plants which establish mangroves, …
Save these camels of Kutch
The Kharai is a unique breed of camel found only in Kutch, which feeds on mangroves. But salt-making industries operating in the area are …
Antibiotic resistant genes found in Kerala mangrove ecosystem
Indian researchers have shown that antibiotic resistant genes are present in micro-organisms of mangrove regions in Kerala
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Eight countries come together to protect Bay of Bengal
With major GEF grant countries set aside political differences and try to restore the mangroves and coral reefs of the world’s largest bay
COP14 on wetlands begins; draft resolution for international mangrove centre in China on agenda
Experts in India have expressed surprise at China, a temperate country, offering to host an international mangrove centre
Mumbai Coastal Road: Pathway to ruin
On July 16, the Bombay High Court ordered that construction on the $1.7 billion Mumbai Coastal Road, to be built by reclaiming the city’s …
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 …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2023)
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: Where are the 50 million mangroves gone, asks Mamata?
Banerjee’s earlier government had planted 50 million mangroves after Cyclone Amphan despite experts criticising the plan
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
Chilika lake has 176 fishing cats, survey reveals
West Bengal declared the fishing cat to be its state animal in 2012. Authorities in Chilika also named the cat as the lake's ambassador …
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
Mangroves and Khazan agriculture: Sustaining Goa’s promise for fish, curry and rice
Lands under estuarine agricultural system, called Khazan farming, are in state of decay
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
