TN mangrove forest cover comes down by 4sqkm

The area under mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu has shrunk by four sq km, while the overall mangrove cover in the country increased by 54sqkm, as per the latest Mangrove Cover Assessment in the India State of Forest Report 2019. Tamil Nadu’s mangrove cover is estimated to be close to 45sqkm, as against 49sqkm assessed in the last report published in 2017.

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