Summary
Mangroves, which cover over two thousand square kilometers, protect the coastline and support wildlife.
Key Points
4 points1
West Bengal holds the largest portion of India's mangrove cover, about 42.45 percent.
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The mangrove area is roughly 2,119 square kilometers.
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Losses occurred because of encroachments, where people built on the forest.
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The restoration plan aims to replant and protect these vital ecosystems.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsMangrove
a kind of tree that lives in salty water and protects coasts
Encroachments
when people take land that belongs to nature
Restore
to bring back something that was lost
Sundarbans
a huge forest of mangrove trees in South Asia
Minister
a government leader in charge of a special area
State
a large part of a country, like West Bengal
Share
the part or amount compared to the whole
Cover
the area that something spreads over
National
relating to the whole country
Square kilometers
a way to measure a big piece of land
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