MoEF Now Sets Eyes On Marine Biodiversity

"Due to our preoccupation with carnivores and forests, we have not paid attention to marine biodiversity. In fact, oceans themselves play a vital role in sequestering carbon so they are a huge asset in combating climate change. The integrated coastal zone management committee that has been set up will look at these aspects. None of the marine species mentioned in the critically endangered list are in protected areas and we intend expanding the network of marine national parks to at least partly address this issue," Ramesh said. Read the full report here.

Source: Neha Lalchandani,TNN, New Delhi.