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In the superb new issue of #Frontline... a piece by Rohan Arthur and myself:

An obit for Patai Takaru
"Great Nicobar’s mitigation plans reduce #restoration to tree-planting and reef relocation—a deceptive fix for irreversible #ecological loss."
https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/great-nicobar-island-andaman-ecological-development-coral-reefs-marine-ecosystems-climate-change/article69158539.ece
#GreatNicobar #islands #Andamans #Conservation #ClimateCrisis #India

Great Nicobar’s Flawed Restoration Plan: Why Tree-Planting and Reef Relocation Won’t Save Its Ecosystem

The Great Nicobar development project’s mitigation plan oversimplifies ecological restoration, reducing it to tree-planting and reef relocation. Here’s why that’s a dangerous illusion.

Frontline