 "Part of newly developed mangrove forest along the Chitra river in Katakhali village under Mulghar union of Bagerhat. Photo: Sheikh Hedayet Ullah")
Earlier this week, India joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC), which was launched at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt. Led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Indonesia, MAC also includes Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and Spain, and is a step by the countries towards restoring and conserving mangrove forests to help mitigate the effects of climate change.
While India is home to one of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world, the Sundarbans, what is the status of the country’s mangrove cover?
A Business Standard analysis shows that in India area of
