Celebrating mangroves on World Wetlands Day
Per WWF, around 300-400 million people world-over depend on wetlands for their livelihoods or protection against floods and other storms. By Tejashree Joshi, Biodiversity Hotspots Wetlands are an integral part of Earth’s ecosystem. They host several biodiverse floral and faunal species, have an immense capacity to sequester carbon, and purify water, hence combatting the ravages … Read more