Devrani, Rahul
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-5791, Kumar, Rohit
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-1208, Sharma, Seema B. and Chowdhury, Abhiroop
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-0722
(2025)
The Deltic Mangrove Landscape of the Sundarban is Fading Away: Sustainable Conservation Strategies.
In: National conference on Geodiversity and Geoheritage of India and its Sustainable Development, 6-7 October 2025, New Delhi.
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Abstract
The coastline of India has tnacfiingisinstances of geological heritage, including coastal cliffs with geological formations and characteristics. The Indian Delta coastline stretches 7500 km and is characterised by varied landscapes, including sandy beaches, muddy shores, mangroves, and tidal networks (SAC, 2003).The Sundarbans and its mangrove forest are one of the major deltaic features, covering areas in India and Bangladesh. The region is a highly dynamic deltaic landscape shaped as the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers converge in a very deeply sedimented, erosive, ever-changing natural landscape. It includesthe largest continuous mangrove forest in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1987) because of its high biodiversity and ecological importance...
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Agricultural science Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Environmental Science, Policy and Law |
| Divisions: | Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Syed Anas Ali |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2026 07:29 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2026 11:56 |
| Official URL: | https://geoheritage.in/assets/pdf/Abstract_Book_Ge... |
| URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11940 |
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