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Rising sea to swallow 50% of Tamil Nadu's mangroves by 2100
The estimated carbon storage of Muthupet mangrove region at present is 4.74 Tg C (teragrams of carbon), which may be reduced to 2.46 Tg C under the...
Authorities yet to wake up to importance of mangroves
With about 72 river mouths across the 187-km coastal stretch of Nagapattinam, official sources said only a couple of river mouths were found to have...
‘Long-term conservation plans needed to protect these natural...
Climatic change, cyclones, pollution, aquaculture and industries also threaten the mangrove. Thirunaranan stresses on the need for a long-term...
Remove temporary structures from Ennore, directs NGT
The TANTRANSCO has availed CRZ clearances for erecting 13 towers assuring that none of the towers will be erected inside the eco sensitive locations...
Kovalam bringing mangroves back to life
“On a pilot basis, around one hectare of creek was cleared of Prosopis juliflora and planted with 7,000 saplings of Avicennia Marina to restore the...
