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Indian coasts and the threat of invasive species

Coastal ecosystems in India are highly productive and biodiverse. Urgent efforts to protect them from invasive species are needed.

Posted on 23 Oct, 2023 07:46 PM

Coastal habitats in India are especially prone to invasion by alien species, and the major avenues for the invasion are through ballast water, natural calamities or through accidental introduction/escape during unscientific coastal aquaculture and seaweed culture informs this report titled 'A review on the impacts of invas

Coral reefs in the Andaman Islands (Image Source: Ritiks via Wikimedia Commons)

Indian wetlands - under threat from invasive species

Wetlands in India are increasingly facing the threat of invasive alien species that multiply rapidly and fast replace native species thus affecting biodiversity and their survival. Urgent action to deal with the threat is needed.

Posted on 10 Oct, 2023 09:56 AM

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), warns of the introduction of more than 37,000 invasive alien species due to human activities to marine, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems globally.

Wetlands, treasure troves of biodiversity (Image Source: Aarti Kelkar Khambete)

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