Conservation of Coastal Ecosystem

Significance

  • Robust Coastal Ecosystem: India has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 2.02 million sq. km and a long coastline of 8,118 km with rich and diverse marine living resources. Robust coastal ecosystem is critical for utilizing these resources efficiently leading to inclusive growth.
  • Strategic Importance: The Indian coastline is of immense strategic, economic and social importance to the country. It is the seventh longest in the world, and is home to 20 per cent of the country’s population.
  • Sustainable Development: Marine resources from Indian Ocean can serve as the backbone of India’s economic growth and can help India to become ....
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Bio–Diversity And Environment