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Wildlife Division, Ramanathapuram

Eco-system restoration through community participation: Mangroves, Coral Reefs and Sea Grass:
For the food security of coastal people, as well as as nurseries and fishing grounds for artisanal fisheries, the Gulf of Mannar's important coastal habitats such as coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves are essential. Such degraded habitat restoration would aid in restoring the ecological processes. In the Gulf of Mannar, the community is effectively engaged in coral rehabilitation and mangrove afforestation. The successful rehabilitation efforts for coral in India were first started in the Gulf of Mananr. With the involvement of local community, 70 Ha of Mangrove plantation were successfully developed in degraded areas 2022 to 2023. 600 sq M of Coral Reef are restored through transplantation from 2022 to 2023. 1000 Sq. Meters 248000 native trees were successfully planted in 2022-23.10 lakh native trees will be raising in nurseries for planting in the upcoming season.185 Ha of Prosopis julilfora were successful removed from Mangrove forest and Reserved forest in 2022-23.

1. MANGROVE RESTORATION

Digging of Fish Bone Channel for Mangrove plantation


Seed collection of Mangroves

Seeds of Mangroves

Planting of mangrove seeds with community involvement

Mangrove Restoration with help of indigenous people


Result of Mangrove Plantation efforts- 6 month old sapling

Other than mangrove, 248000 native tree plantations





CORAL RESTORATION

Substrates

Slabs for transplantation

Local community participation in Coral Restoration

Transport of substrates on rafts

Deployment of substrates

Diver to arrange substrates underwater

Fixing fragments on slabs

Transport of slabs with fragments to restoration site

Transplanted fragments kept on already deployed substrates

Six months after transplantation

Invasive Removal

Live Demonstrations of effect of invasive species on the Biodiversity


Assessment the spread of invasive sea weed on coral reefs of Gulf of Mannar

Removal of invasive with the involvement of community

Removal of Prosopis Juliflora from Mangrove Forest and Reserve Forest

Future Plan-Nurseries of 10 lakhs native trees for
planting in upcoming season



ACHIEVEMENTS
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Planted 70 Ha of mangroves(70000 Seedlings),
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Transplanted 600 Sq m of Corals &
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1000 Sq M of sea grasses
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900 Sq meter of Invasive alien species (Kappaphycus) was removed from coral Reef
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185 ha of invasive species are removed from land.
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248000 native trees are planted.