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Conservation of biodiversity, seagrass ecosystems and their services – safeguarding food security and resilience in vulnerable coastal communities in a changing climate (18_IV_094_Asia_M_Seagrass Ecosystems) in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India.
The project aimed to study seagrass beds, and provide alternative income to seagrass dependent communities and awareness. It also focus to provide training to researchers and forest department. The project is funded by UNEP-CMS-IKI Seagrass Ecosystem Services.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.