Report says Maharashtra's mangrove cover unchanged for nine years, activists ... - Times of India

Report says Maharashtra's mangrove cover unchanged for nine years, activists ... Times of India It says that India's mangrove cover measures 4,628 sq km or 0.14% of the total area; "compared with the 2011 assessment, there has been a net decrease of 34 sq km." The drop has been noted in West Bengal on account of exclusion of creeks and in Gujarat.

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