Mangalavanam - Kerala Trip

Mangalavanam significance of the area Mangalavanam area is important from the point of environmental conservation for a number of reasons. The very existence of such a unique vegetation patch amidst a bustling city like cochin itself is significant. Mangroves with a unique combination of specialized plants and animals are known for its fragile nature. They play an important role in stabilizing the land along the coast and margins of backwaters. These specialized ecosystems accommodate a variety of marine and freshwater organisms as their nursery and feeding grounds. Despite human pressures of various kinds from all, the remarkably high utilization of this habitat by wetland birds for breeding is another fascinating aspect of Mangalavanam. Such an area in the midst of the bustling activities of the city is very vital as a haven for the avian and other flying creatures. For academic and ecological reasons it is imperative to conserve the area to prevent it succumbing to multifarious pressures from the sprawling city of Cochin. One of the important mangrove sites, in the port city of Cochin that currently protected and can developed for education, conservation and aesthetic purposes. A natural coastal habitat enduring the rapid pace of urbanization and more lucrative land use. A piece of serene wilderness at close proximity for the urban public. A haven for large number of wetland birds in the middle of the sprawling city. A site where migratory species visit seasonally. Nesting places for hundreds of avian colonial nesters.