The International Day for Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem was organized by NUCSER under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-14) on 26th July 2022 at the University Auditorium, Paneer campus, Nitte DU. The formal program started with a welcome address by the Deputy Director & Coordinator of NUGIP, Prof. (Dr.) Smitha Hegde.
Prof. (Dr.) Anirban Chakraborty, Director, NUCSER introduced the resource person, Prof. (Dr.) Shivakumar Magada, Dean, College of Fisheries, Mangaluru to the participants. Prof. Shivakumar spoke about India’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta. He illustrated the sustainable marshy, halophytic environment of mangrove forests along with the adaptations of plants, modification of leaves, seeds and roots for survival in the estuarine ecosystem.
The formal program concluded with a vote of thanks rendered by Dr. Madhu K. Mani, Member Secretary, YRC Unit, NUCSER. Research scholars, students, teaching and non-teaching staff members attended the lecture and took part in the interactive session, post lecture. The program was attended by 110 participants.
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