• Divya Deepthimahanthi

Mangroves are a group of salt tolerant plants which are found in the brackish waters of the world. They are specially adapted to withstand a wide variety of climatic conditions like humidity, heavy rainfall, sudden drop in temperatures etc. They are also capable of withstanding change in the water levels due to high and low tides of the sea. These magnificent group of trees are found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They occupy a significant amount of land cover in India, of which Andhra Pradesh has the second most land cover of Mangroves in India. The present study has been conducted in the Kakinada and Krishna regions of Andhra Pradesh. The focus of the study was on the knowledge that the local communities occupying the mangroves forests possessed on the different types of mangrove species, the fauna inhabiting the mangrove forests and their willingness in participating in the conservation of the mangrove ecosystem. A survey was conducted through questionnaire method in a group of villages falling under the jurisdiction of Kakinada and Krishna Regions. The results obtained were analyzed through random sampling method and the conclusion from the results is that the people in Kakinada region are more in touch with their surroundings, are keen on protecting their heritage and have the basic general knowledge about the mangrove forests and the flora and fauna found within them.

Mangroves, mangrove biodiversity, conservation, survey.

"SURVEY ON THE AWARENESS OF MANGROVE BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION IN KRISHNA AND KAKINADA REGIONS OF ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.e798-e803, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108588.pdf

"SURVEY ON THE AWARENESS OF MANGROVE BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION IN KRISHNA AND KAKINADA REGIONS OF ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppe798-e803, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108588.pdf