Vincent Island has over 15 hectares of mangroves
The estuarine Vincent Island on Ashtamudi Lake at Shakthikulangara in Kollam is a private property covered by over 15 hectares of rich mangrove forests. The island is the only place in India where the rare yellow mangrove ( Ceriops tagal ) is found. But, the ecologically vital mangrove forests there stand threatened by development activity.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/estuarine-mangrove-forest-under-threat
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ignatius-pereira
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kollam-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ashtamudi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulations
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries-0
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests