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Report of the Task Force on ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, MANGROVES WETLANDS IN ENVIRONMENT FORESTS For the Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-2012 Government of India PLANNING COMMISSION New Delhi (March, 2007)  Report of the Task Force on ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, MANGROVES WETLANDS IN ENVIRONMENT FORESTS For the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) CONTENTS Constitution order for Task Force on Islands, Corals, Mangroves and Wetlands 1-6 Chapter 1: Islands 5-24 1.1 Andaman Nicobar Islands 5-17 1.2 Lakshwadeep Islands 18-24 Chapter 2: Coral reefs 25-50 Chapter 3: Mangroves 51-73 Chapter 4: Wetlands 73-87 Chapter 5: Recommendations 86-93 Chapter 6: References 92-103 M-13033/1/2006-EF Planning Commission (Environment Forests Unit) Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Dated 21st August, 2006 Subject: Constitution of the Task Force on Islands, Corals, Mangroves Wetlands for the Environment Forests Sector for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012). It has been decided to set up a Task Force on Islands, corals, mangroves wetlands for the Environment Forests Sector for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. The composition of the Task Force will be as under: Shri J.R.B.Alfred, Director, ZSI Chairman Shri Pankaj Shekhsaria, Kalpavriksh, Pune Member Mr. Harry Andrews, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust , Tamil Nadu Member Dr. V. Selvam, Programme Director, MSSRF, Chennai Member Terms of Reference of the Task Force will be as follows: Review the current laws, policies, procedures and practices related to conservation and sustainable use of island, coral, mangrove and wetland ecosystems and recommend correctives. Similarly review the institutional and individual capacities available to address issues related to conservation and sustainable use of island, coral, mangrove and wetland ecosystems and recommend how they may be adequately strengthened. Assess the current issues and systems of integrating concerns relating to fragile island,