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 …
Kolkata: The deeper you go into the Sunderbans, the more mysterious it is. The camera traps that have snapped 18 Bengal tigers outside the core area of the mangrove forests also captured two photos of a never-before seen cat. It could be another species altogether, a eureka moment for conservationists …
The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem — the Sundarbans, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) whose conservation work helped pinpoint the locations of the protected areas. The sanctuaries, which were officially declared on January 29, …
The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and government policies must take into account present and future climate impact to counter the scenario, says a study on the mangrove forests that straddle the Indian state of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. The study …
The West Bengal Government's move to extend the national grid to the Sundarbans delta for electrifying villages has come in for criticism from environmentalists. “The land is soft and setting up large and heavy transmission poles may lead to greater erosion, and change the tidal patterns when installed in rivers …
Agricultural productivity is waning in the biodiversity-rich Sundarbans owing to changing climate and ‘development deficits', according to a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The study, ‘Living with Changing Climate: Impact, vulnerability and adaptation challenges in Indian Sundarbans', said that the rise in sea level due …
KOLKATA: The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and government policies must take into account present and future climate impact to counter the scenario, says a study on the mangrove forests that straddle the Indian state of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. The …
Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a month-long programme to hold dolphin fairs at different places in Khulna and Bagerhat districts as part of their awareness campaign for conservation of the aquatic mammal, especially from human hunters. At the beginning of the programme, a two-day dolphin fair at Khulna Forest …
The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) yesterday launched a five-year long mass awareness campaign through different programs from Khulna University campus on how to protect the Sundarbans. The programme under the Sundarbans Tiger Project has been launched for 26 unions of Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Pirojpur and Barguna districts -- adjacent …
Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB) will launch a campaign today to raise awareness among the mass people regarding the aims and objectives of The Sundarbans Tiger Project. Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique Arefin Siddique will inaugurate the daylong programme on the campus of Khulna University (KU). …
Bangladesh and other South Asian countries will jointly implement a project for endangered wildlife conservation by preventing illegal trade of wild animals and ensuring better management. The five-year “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia Project” was launched at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladesh is the first to …
THE Sundarban forest is going to face a slow process of extinction with the setting up of the proposed coal-fired mega power plant in its vicinity. The government has decided to set up the 1350MW capacity power plant in the ecologically most sensitive zone closer to the forest. The power …
GOSABA (South 24-Parganas), 31 JAN: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today admitted that the district administration had failed to use Central funds meant for Aila victims. "It is unfortunate that the district administration has not utilised the funds so far. Intense planning is required to ensure that the money reaches the …
Gosaba, Jan. 31: Mamata Banerjee today lent her voice to a pitch to facilitate land acquisition for a life-saving project — an uncommon plea that betrayed the government’s frustration at the slow pace despite the urgency and the promise of generous compensation. The chief minister persuaded the people of Sunderbans …
KOLKATA/PATNA, 30 JAN: The chief minister's proposed visit to the Aila-affected areas in the Sunderbans tomorrow is likely to be another gimmick as the state government has so far failed to acquire required land for setting up embankment. The state has got only 150 acres out of required 4,000 acres …
KOLKATA: The first ever crocodile census was kicked off in the Sunderbans on Sunday. The exercise to be conducted in the daylight, will help track the behavioural pattern of the apex predators of the aquatic system. A fund of Rs 10 lakh has been sanctioned. It may be noted that …
Alipurduar, Jan. 6: The Central Zoo Authority has agreed to release Rs 28 lakh for a tiger rescue centre here and the amount is expected to arrive this month, forest minister Hiten Barman has said. The CZA had stopped the grant for the South Khayerbari centre last year to cut …
KOLKATA, 2 JAN: An enumeration of the crocodile population has been planned for the first time in the creeks and rivulets of the Sunderbans, Mr Pradip Vyas, director of Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve, said. He said the three-day enumeration would begin on 15 January. “We will collect data on crocodile population, …
The Sunderbans delta and Himalayan region of Darjeeling are two most vulnerable areas in West Bengal in terms of climate change and demand a separate attention, Dr R.K. Pachauri, Director-General of The Energy Research Institute, said here on Monday. According to Dr Pachauri, there were plans to set up an …
Most of the impact predictions in vulnerable ecosystems including Sundarbans have historically been carried out with a very limited set of socio-economic indicators (such as population, GDP per capita, and land-use change and technological improvement). For global models, this minimalist treatment is appropriate. But at smaller, local scales, where adaptation …
Climate impacts in Indian Sundarbans are severe and have all the more worsened because of official apathy and complete lack of development planning in this region says this new study by the CSE. It is well known that Sundarbans, one of the most biodiversity-rich habitats in the world, is getting …
