Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Reliance Foundation Develops Method for Mangrove Plantation Site Selection
Imagine the coast needs strong walls to protect it, and mangrove trees are those walls.
Reliance Foundation found a smart way to find the best spots for planting these trees in Odisha.
They look at things like the ground's slope and soil.
They use satellite images to help.
Using this system, they've planted lots of trees and taught people how important the trees are.
It's like giving the coast a shield.
Reliance Foundation developed a method to identify suitable mangrove plantation sites.
The method uses ecological and geophysical factors converted into spatial data.
Key factors include land use, slope, elevation, soil type, and drainage.
Over 70,000 mangrove plants have been planted in Odisha.
Community awareness programs and plantation activities were organized.
- Who
- Reliance Foundation, coastal communities, and Dolagobinda Youth Club.
- What
- Reliance Foundation developed an approach to identify suitable mangrove plantation sites.
- When
- Observed International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26.
- Where
- Odisha, specifically Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, and Ganjam districts.
- Why
- To protect coastal communities and conserve coastal biodiversity.
- Organization
- Reliance Foundation
- Location
- Odisha
- Focus
- Mangrove conservation
- Key factors
- Land use, slope, elevation, soil, drainage
- Planted
- Over 70,000 mangrove plants