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small mammals. Due to the rich community dialogue, an
diversity of the lower group of attempt was to shift the
animals, population predators plantation window to the
like wolves, jackals and foxes period between July to
have also increased. Mangrove October. The experiment of
flowers are good sources of early planting in the 2025
honey and support a good season and the results
population of bees and other were found to be very
pollinators. encouraging. Thus, the
Improvement in coastal challenge of a restricted
ecosystem: Mangrove roots trap window of plantation during
sediments, pollutants, and excess winter has been overcome
nutrients and reduces turbidity resulting in a longer growing
and prevents harmful algal season for the plantation
blooms, thus improving the overall which is expected to result
health of coastal ecosystems. in better mangrove cover in
Challenges and possible the landscape in future.
solutions: Conclusion:
y Most of the mudflats which It is very important that
are suitable for mangrove the high value investment
plantation are revenue of the Government in critical
areas, some of them might technology sectors such as
be unsurveyed numbers semiconductor fabrication and
due to the dynamic nature development of a smart city
of sea-land interface. and associated multimodal
Though mangroves are infrastructure should have a
covered under CRZ (Coastal good backup against adverse
Regulatory Zone) zone 1A, it is effects of climate change. In
necessary that sequentially this context, the plantation of
strategic mangrove areas mangroves by Gujarat Forest
should be declared as either Department assumes high
protected forests or reserve significance for stability of
forests for long term integrity seacoast, providing excellent
of the ‘green wall’ efforts. habitat for marine life as well
y The window for plantation of as resident and migratory birds.

mangroves at Dholera coast The local fishermen community
used to be from November has also greatly benefitted from
till January. However, by the greater fish catch.

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