A Sea Turtle - Scene from Kolavipalam

Recently i visited kolavipalam near payyoli in kozhikode district , famous for sea turtle protection. Bhavya a B.Com final year student , voluteer of this movement narrated about the behaviour of sea turtles and its egg laying seasons. she also explained about their activities in order to protect the sea turtles and mangroves in the region.

How does one calculate the worth of a 50 year-old tree's services, in Rupees?

if it is a mango tree, you might think of adding up all the mangoes, and timber you have got and working out their cost. But , it is not so simple.
Even a tree that has no fruits to yield could ask for a mind-boggling amount of over 60 lakhs for all the services it has rendered in fifty years. Let us take a look at the details.

The cost of 50,000 kilograms of oxygen @ Rs 20/- per Kg 10,00,000

Wages for controlling atmospheric pollution 10,00,000

Wages for holding water and converting it into vapour 8,00,000

Wages for preventing erosion and producing manure 5,00,000

Rent for providing shelter to birds and animals 3,00,000

Returns for the medicines given in raw form 25,00,000

Total 61,00,000

Munnar Eviction - A good lesson to encroachers.

The war against encroachments in Munnar, idukki district kerala continues.By demolishing a six-storeyed unauthorised resort on Nadayar Road and slapping summary eviction notice against five others on Sunday, the Special Task Force (STF) has sent a clear message to the encroachers in Munnar that they mean business.

Environment Day - News From Kerala

Students from Kerala would plant a record 20 lakh trees on environment day. The kerala state Govt notified 9,500 hectares of forested areas at mankulam as reserve forest.

Silent Valley - We want to protect it

Silent Valley is famous for its population of the rare Lion Tailed Macaque. Besides this it also hosts healthy numbers of Tigers, Leopards, Elephants, Gaur (Indian Bison), Leopard cats, Jungle cats, Fishing cats, Civets, Mongoose, Wild dogs, Sloth beer, Otter, Flying Squirrels, Malabar Giant Squirrels, Indian Pangolins, Porcupines, Wild boars, Sambar deer, Spotted deer, Barking deer and Mouse deer. Just like its vegetation, it also boasts of rare bird species such as the Ceylon Frogmouth, Black Crested Baza, Shaheen Falcon and the Nilgiri Laughing Thrush among 170 species found there. It is also home to over 100 species of butterflies and 400 species of moths.

The mangrove ecosystem

The word "Mangrove" is considered to be a combination of the Portuguese word "Mangue" and the English word "grove". Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. The specific regions where these plants occur are termed as 'mangrove ecosystem'. These are highly productive but extremely sensitive and fragile. Besides mangroves, the ecosystem also harbours other plant and animal species.

Red Mangrove

Red Mangroves are even more special because their roots provide rich marine habitat since they are submerged in sea water. ( Special thanx to Reefball team to give me the permission to publish the photo in my blog)