shine india monthly magazine published this article page no 15 coastal erosion is an extensive and multi-dimensional problem for a vast country like india. efforts are being made to counter the menace of coastal erosion and protect our coasts using both the traditional approaches (using hard structures like a seawall etc.) and the new innovative soft measures like dune rehabilitation. marine plastics pollution is a global menace. shine india monthly magazine telugu every year humans produce 300 million tonnes of plastic waste of which 11 million tonnes of plastic waste eventually wind up in the ocean. by 2050 there could be more plastics than fish in the ocean. there is a need for regular and standardised monitoring of marine litter to understand long-term changes in marine litter pollution and to successfully develop and implement mitigation strategies shine india monthly magazine subscription.
