• P K JAYASURYA
• ANANTHARAJAN N

In Kerala state the mangroves exist in seven districts such as Trivandrum, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrisur, Kozhikode, Cannanore and Kasargod and the mangroves provide various services to mankind. Earlier the mangroves are considered as waste forest lands but now people and the Government realised the importance of the mangroves. The Kerala State has achieved 100 % literacy and all the news papers in the state are claiming enormous circulation among the public. The usage of social media and the modern electronic facilities etc by the youngsters and the others in Kerala are increasing day by day. The first author has taken an attempt to study the extend of mangrove awareness among the various groups of public and to what extend the dailies’ knowledge is promoting information on the mangroves, the availability of research publication on the mangroves. This study also projects whether training programme and awareness programmes on the mangroves has to be initiated and encouraged in the state for future development of mangrove resources.

Mangrove, sociology, survey, social media, news paper, publications, awareness

"A pilot study on the awareness and enthusiasm in gaining knowledge on mangroves among the modern educated community", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.687-690, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808742.pdf

"A pilot study on the awareness and enthusiasm in gaining knowledge on mangroves among the modern educated community", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp687-690, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808742.pdf