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Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: Study [1]

The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, rampant

Publication Date: 
05/08/2014
Times of India (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
West Bengal [3], Sundarbans [4], Mangroves [5], Carbon Dioxide [6], Deforestation [7], UNESCO [8], Afforestation [9], Forests [10]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unesco
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests