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Rakesh Pulapa

Special Mention | Conservation Focus

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

Mangroves In My Backyard

An aerial shot of a fishing village and the adjacent mangrove forests shows the extent of deterioration of this critical coastal ecosystem. Half of the world’s mangroves, about 32 million hectares, have already been cleared or destroyed – and those that remain are visibly under direct threat.

Rakesh Pulapa

Rakesh Pulapa is a professional photographer based in India. He has received over 50 national and international Awards, including HIPA, NHM Photographer of the Year award and Nature inFocus. His works have been showcased at a number of major galleries throughout the globe and published in CNN, BBC, Forbes, Times, etc.

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