Buimerc Foundation in collaboration with M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) will launch a three-year mangrove restoration project along the Kerala coast as part of efforts to protect the ...

The Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Dharmadam Grama Panchayat seeking to construct a public crematorium in a site of mangrove forest. The Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA ...

Jose Manuel González, wetland ranger, Las Mesitas, El Salvador. The most extensive remaining mangrove forest in Central America is located in Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador. The whole bay complex ...

Photo Credit: SIKANTHAR Buimerc India Foundation (BIF), the philanthropic arm of the Dubai-based Buimerc Group, is spearheading a three-year mangrove restoration project to protect Kerala’s ...

Kendrapada: Mangrover cover of Odisha increased by two sq km from 257.51 sq km to 259.06, between 2021 and 2023. However, the total mangrove cover in the country decreased from 4,999.11 sq km in 2021 ...

Kerala’s performance in construction, healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable development featured in the Economic Survey 2024-25.

Despite our improved understanding of the importance of mangrove forests and their ecosystem services, negative perceptions of these wetlands are still common. We highlight the dangers of recurrent ...

Mangrove forests are not only critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots but also play a key role as suppliers of trace elements to the ocean. This is shown by a study conducted by the GEOMAR ...

Gandhinagar: The state govt has declared an area of 32.78 hectares in Guneri village of Kutch district as the state's first ‘Biodiversity Heritage Site'. The inland site in Kutch's Lakhpat ...

The controversial Kerala Forest Amendment Bill proposed in November 2024 is being criticised for its “anti-people” provisions. Farmer groups, opposition parties and the religious organisations are ...

Kerala has launched an advanced weather alert system to cope with disasters ...