PM Modi and other G20 leaders visit Mangrove forests in Bali, Indonesia

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other G-20 Leaders visited and planted Mangroves at the ‘Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai’ Mangrove forests on the sidelines of G-20 Summit in Bali yesterday.

Mangroves play an important role in global conservation efforts. India has joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate, MAC. MAC is a joint initiative of



Indonesia and UAE under the Indonesian G-20 Presidency.

More than 50 mangrove species can be found spread over 5000 square kilometres in India.

India is placing emphasis on the protection and restoration of mangroves, which are rich sites of biodiversity and serve as effective carbon sinks.