Mangroves

Light pollution to blame for flamingo deaths in Navi Mumbai?

Officials from BNHS in their preliminary observations opined that the change in the street lights could have resulted in disorientation of the birds and thus some of them could have landed on the road.

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Light pollution to blame for flamingo deaths in Navi Mumbai?

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Centre steps in as greens press for strict audit of mangrove loss for infrastructure projects

NatConnect Foundation had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on June 26, pleading for a strict audit of mangrove ecosystems being destroyed under the guise of development projects.

24 September 2023, 09:13 IST

Centre steps in as greens press for strict audit of mangrove loss for infrastructure projects

24 September 2023, 09:13 IST

As PMO steps in, 40 lakh Maha mangroves may be saved

NatConnect Foundation has drawn in July last year the PM’s attention to mangrove destruction and coastal erosion despite Narendra Modi’s proclaimed love for mangroves and the PMO has referred the issue to the State Government.

03 September 2023, 05:40 IST

As PMO steps in, 40 lakh Maha mangroves may be saved

03 September 2023, 05:40 IST

260 tons of garbage cleaned from Navi Mumbai mangroves

The Mangroves Cleanup Drive started on August 15, 2020, over 35,000 citizens contributed and removed over 260 tons of trash from the mangroves, mostly plastics.

19 August 2023, 02:22 IST

260 tons of garbage cleaned from Navi Mumbai mangroves

19 August 2023, 02:22 IST

Greens call for drone surveillance to audit sea plants

There is absolutely no check on the number of mangrove plants that go under the axe for infrastructure projects.

25 July 2023, 09:51 IST

Greens call for drone surveillance to audit sea plants

25 July 2023, 09:51 IST

Kerala's 'Mangrove Man' fighting to save sinking shores

Murukesan says he has planted over 1,00,000 mangroves

18 April 2023, 03:34 IST

'Mangrove Man' in Kerala fights to salvage sinking shores

Kerala's 'Mangrove Man' fighting to save sinking shores

18 April 2023, 03:34 IST

In Kerala, mangroves make way for booming city of Kochi

Kerala has lost nearly 98% of its mangrove forests, shrinking from 700 square kilometres in 1975 to just 17 square kilometres now

07 April 2023, 05:41 IST

In Kerala, mangrove trees make way for booming city of Kochi

In Kerala, mangroves make way for booming city of Kochi

07 April 2023, 05:41 IST

Power plants, shrinking mangroves a threat in K'taka

Thousands of fishermen have been affected by the sea erosion and the situation is likely to worsen

02 April 2023, 08:21 IST

Power plants, shrinking mangroves threaten K'taka coastline and livelihoods

Power plants, shrinking mangroves a threat in K'taka

02 April 2023, 08:21 IST

B'desh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest

The Sundarbans forest straddles the Bangladeshi coastline and is home to some of the world's rarest creatures, including the Bengal tiger and the Irrawaddy dolphin

28 March 2023, 14:22 IST

Bangladesh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest

B'desh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest

28 March 2023, 14:22 IST

1,75,000 kg waste collected from mangrove forest in MMR

The drive was launched by the Mangrove Foundation of Maharashtra on February 2, 2022 coinciding with the World Wetland Day

02 February 2023, 09:25 IST

1,75,000 kg waste collected from mangrove forest in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

1,75,000 kg waste collected from mangrove forest in MMR

02 February 2023, 09:25 IST