Biodiversity Assessment Along the Coast of Central Kerala, India in Relation to Ecosystem Services

Conservation of biodiversity has been a matter of global concern since the event of the World Summit in 1992 and the follow up of Rio+20 in 2012. In order to promote conservation efforts and provide a platform for bioevaluation, special areas of interest along the coasts are evaluated according to their capacity to support and harbour biological diversity. Assessment of biodiversity along the coasts of districts of Alapuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur of central Kerala was undertaken to ascertain the provisional, regulatory, supporting and cultural services provided and to appraise their ecological sensitivity.