The world is making progress towards ending the loss of mangrove forests, according to this new report by the FAO. Found on the coastlines of 123 countries worldwide, over 20 percent of mangroves are estimated to have been lost globally over the past 40 years, mainly due to both human …
Prawn and fish farming is an important source of income and employment for the local populace in the Sunderban region in West Bengal. These have led to a dynamism in the local economy in these areas. The results of this study suggest that the impact of this development has been …
A regional colloquium on sharing lessons in mangrove restoration on August 30-31, 2012 in Chennai, India examines the various experiences from MFF countries where mangrove projects have been carried out. The colloquium enables the countries to critically examine the merits and demerits of their mangrove projects, and to share replicable …
Royal Bengal tigers have been under threat from habitat destruction, illegal trade for body parts, natural calamities and angry villagers, but their cubs are now facing a new danger -- poachers. Three frail tiger cubs lying in an iron cage in a Dhaka zoo are the first live cubs to …
About 10,000 deer are slaughtered by poachers in the Sundarbans and its adjacent reserved forests in five southern districts of Bangladesh every year, a survey has found. The study identified at least 20 local gangs, which are involved in illegal hunting of this wild animal. The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh …
Climate change can be viewed as one of the most critical environmental problems to confront us as it is most immediately and inextricably linked to wellbeing, development and economic growth. Thus the solutions to it cannot be left to the confines of the environment but needs to seek clarity and …
This report addresses Bangladesh's vulnerability to climate change which hinders the country's sustainable development goals. It encourages the country to build a solid foundation of ecological and socio-economic resilience in order to meet the sustainable development goals. This report discusses the integrated protected area (PA) network of forests and wetlands …
NOT TOO long ago, most of India was clothed in forest. From the stately temperate forests of the lower Himalayas to the moist shola forests of the southern Western Ghats, and from the verdant mangrove forests of the Sunderbans to the Sal forests of central India, forests have evolved to …
Read this survey report on climate change vulnerabilities, aquaculture practices & coping measures in Sagar and Basanti blocks of Indian Sundarban. Aquaculture is considered as one of the major livelihood options for the peoples of Sundarban. Building the resilience to climate changes and uncertain future hazards is a cornerstone of …
No traditional brick kiln will be allowed to operate after September this year as they cause huge environment pollution by emitting carbon, Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament yesterday. “All traditional brick kilns will have to use environment-friendly technology like "Zigzag" or "Hoffman system" which emits less carbon,” …
If the Sundarbans are to be saved, ecological concerns must find their way into the debate on development, writes Uddalak Mukherjee The Centre for Science and Environment recently released the findings of a study it had undertaken to examine the impact of climate change on development in the Sundarbans. The …
CANNING, 22 MAY: Demanding their right to the forest, Sunderbans fishermen here today said it is forest department officials who flout rules in the biosphere reserve, not villagers. "We want immediate implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, in the islands so that high-handedness of the forest officials stops," said Sunderbans …
Tiger (Panthera tigris) populations, on average, have declined 70 per cent across the world, including Bangladesh, in the last 30 years, according to the Living Planet Report 2012. The Living Planet Index for tigers in the Report said that forced to compete for space in some of the most densely …
The Bengal tigers living in the Sundarbans have to be saved to protect the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest, said Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday. “The presence of tigers shows a healthy ecosystem in the Sundarbans. So, we've to protect our tigers,” Dr Hasan told …
Sandwiched between India and Myanmar and with an area of 147,570 sq km, Bangladesh is among the world's most densely populated countries with a population of 164 million. The country is geologically part of the Bengal Basin, among the largest in the world. Nearly 50 per cent of the country …
The Sunderbans Development Board (SDB), under the Sunderbans Affairs Department, has allegedly distributed inferior quality moong dal (split green gram) seeds among local farmers without the required certification from the government agency. Moreover, the quality of moong dal seeds is allegedly inferior. This at a time when the local farmers …
Five prominent organisations yesterday demanded that the government scrap the proposed project of a coal-based thermal power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat as they said the plant, if built, would pose a threat to the Sundarbans. At a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club, speakers said the decision of …
The Sunderbans, spreading across Bangladesh and West Bengal, is fast emerging as the climate change flashpoint of the globe. Despite the warning signals of increased frequency of cyclones and tidal floods. The West Bengal government has drawn up a massive project to expand the Haldia port which will directly impact …
Amid fractious relations between the Congress and Trinamool Congress, the Centre is likely to approve West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s demand for an increased annual plan outlay for her state. The move is being pegged as an attempted thaw in the equation between the two UPA allies. Mamata is …
India says any apprehensions in the minds of neighbouring countries over the proposed linkages of trans-border rivers are "misplaced", as the project has been backburnered. The river-linking work would start only after memorandums of understanding and development project reports are prepared, Indian Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told a …
This paper attempts to explain the wildlife science-based tiger conservation pathway that integrates the keystone-umbrella species concept, landscape ecology and geographic information systems as major components to effectively devise wild tiger conservation priorities for the Bangladesh Sundarbans.
