Commercial considerations are taking a heavy toll on the popular mangrove swamps in Sri Lanka, with environmentalists asking for effective measures to preserve them. Mangrove plants has helped in water flow and enhancing the possession of sediments in the water system.
A study said healthy mangrove forests helped save Sri Lankan villagers during the tsunami 2004.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/mangrove-swamps-declining-lankan-waters
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
