Mangrove tree plantation programme in Sundarbans, India - 11 Feb 2026 by Avishek Das / SOPA Images
The world's largest mangrove forest which covers 26,000 square kilometres is under threat of rising sea levels of some 3 mm per year. Environmentalists says that the planting of mangroves can protect the unique forest which is also the habitat of Royal Bengal Tigers.
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