India’s Nicobar plan threatens biodiversity | Science

India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, which comprises 836 mostly uninhabited islands between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, is a global biodiversity hotspot. Forest covers about 82% of the islands’ total geographic area (1). In March 2022, India sanctioned a development plan for the southern tip of the Great Nicobar Islands…
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