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Afforestation Move Aims To Arrest Coastal Erosion Triggered By Global WarmingBy parul118, Section Environment
Residents of Sagar Island on Tuesday joined hands with Greenpeace to begin a massive mangrove planting drive. Nearly 8,000 saplings were planted on Monday and Tuesday.
Mangrove trees have a proven antisoil erosion ability and are extremely effective in preventing cyclonic disasters. During the supercyclone that hit Orissa in 1999 and flattened nine districts, Kendrapara suffered the least because of its mangrove jungle. Despite being close to the eye of the cyclone, the death toll in Kendrapara was 10 times less than other districts. The latest initiative in the Sunderbans, led by Sugata Hazra from the School of Oceanography at Jadavapur University, aims to arrest the rate of coastal erosion in these endangered islands as a result of global warming. An unprecedented rise in sea level has already submerged some islands in the Sunderbans. Earlier on Monday, Greenpeace had organised an awareness campaign at Gangasagar. Over 10,000 residents, many of them schoolchildren, voiced their demand for immediate action globally to tackle climate change which impacts their daily lives. Greenpeace flagship Rainbow is currently in the Sunderbans en route to Bali. According to the findings from the report of `Vulnerability assessment of the Sunderbans island system in the perspective of climate change' by Hazra, the vulnerability of the Sunderbans to climate impacts is very high in comparison to other coastal areas of India. Over 70,000 people from the Sunderbans are under the risk of losing their habitat permanently due to sea level rise, increased cyclone intensity and flooding by the year 2030.
"Mangrove planting will arrest the rate of coastal erosion. This is an immediate adaptation measure and the people are taking this collective action for the sake of their lives and livelihoods. However, it is evident that unless large scale measures to stop climate change by means of emission reduction are taken globally, a substantial part of the Sunderbans might disappear from the map," he warned.
Greenpeace Climate and Energy spokesperson Soumyabrata Rahut said the Sunderbans was one of the first climate hot spots in India and would set a precedent for the impact of sea level rise. "Increased displacement of people due to loss of habitation and land will increase India's count of climate refugees and add to the burden of poverty. At this critical juncture, where we only have eight years to act, strong and time bound mitigation measures must accompany steps for adaptation," he said. Source:The Times Of India,19-10-07
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