Mangrove cover in Karnataka up by 2.45 sq. km, says report
The Hindu
Increase in mangrove cover in Karnataka reported by ISFR-2023, with financial assistance for conservation efforts in coastal areas.
The mangrove cover in Karnataka has gone up by 2.54 sq. km from 2021 to 2023, according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - 2023 published by Forest Survey of India, an organisation mandated with forest survey under the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
The increase was highest, 1.67 sq. km, in Udupi district followed by 0.66 sq. km in Dakshina Kannada and 0.21 sq. km in Uttara Kannada.
As per ISFR-2023 report, the mangrove cover in Karnataka stood at 14.20 sq km. It was up when compared to the ISFR-2021. ISFR is published biennially.
Mangroves are bio-shield for natural coastal hazards especially against cyclones. They provide significant environmental benefits to the coastal ecosystem and communities. Mangroves are vital ecosystems that provide numerous benefits, including shoreline protection, habitat for biodiversity, supporting a wide range of plant and animal species, improving water quality and are highly efficient at sequestering carbon dioxide, according to MoEFCC.
The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, 2019 specifies mangroves as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). The notification has provisions to ensure conservation and management of such ESA.
Replying to a starred question by Capt. Brijesh Chowta, MP, Dakshina Kannada in the Lok Sabha on Monday, March 17, Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that MoEFCC under National Coastal Mission scheme has provided financial assistance of ₹1.09 crore to Karnataka from 2021-22 to 2022-23.
One of the components of the scheme is preparing management action plan for conservation of mangroves.
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