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, 28 Aug: The World Bank has taken up a mega-project, touted to be the first-of-its-kind, for conserving the rich biodiversity and boosting socio-economic development of the Sunderbans in West Bengal. “This has been done according to the recommendation of the Planning Commission of India and (the project) is expected …
Kolkata, 25 Aug: The West Bengal government today said it has invited an expression of interest from private sector companies to partner West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation for implementation of the country's largest renewable energy project in the Sunderbans. The biomass-solar hybrid project is planned for execution under a …
The High Court yesterday ordered that there is no bar to signing an agreement with India to set up the proposed coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans. The court passed the order following a prayer moved by the attorney general during the hearing of its previous rule against the government's …
Over 10,000 deer of the Sundarbans are poached and consumedper year by local people living in eight upazilas adjacent to the mangroveforest. This was revealed by a recent study carried out by WildlifeTrust of Bangladesh (WTB), a non-government organisation working to protect thenatural heritage of the country. It revealed that …
Accepting the “realities” of the challenges of climate change in the Sunderbans, forest department has for the first time initiated a scientific study on Thursday for in-situ monitoring of hydrological parameters on a regular real time basis. A major highlight of the study would be the availability of data from …
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday sanctioned a grant of Rs 88 crore for the Aila-affected families in Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas. The grant has been provided to rebuild homes that were damaged in the cyclone nearly three years ago. According to the Ms Banerjee, …
Apart from humans, the tigers of Sunderbans now have a new threat — the crocodiles. In a rare battle for survival, a big cat fell victim to a crocodile for the first time in the mangrove forests. Prima facie report from the veterinary doctors point to at least 25-30 teeth …
Hard rot disease, a fungal infection of plants characterised by lesions with hard surfaces and rotten tissue, is affecting an increasing number of pasur (Xyicarpus mekongensis pirre) trees in different parts of Sundarban, the largest mangrove forest in the world, researchers and experts said. Forest department officials, however, described it …
Bangladesh along with other 12 countries celebrated Global Tiger Day on Friday with a call for an increase in the number of tigers in their natural habitat. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Russia observed the day. In the Global Tiger Summit held …
Bangladesh joins hands with the neighbouring countries to work together in a regional initiative to manage and protect wildlife and biodiversity, especially the Bengal Tiger and its habitat, the Sundarbans. Dr Hasan Mahmud, state minister for environment and forests, said this while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion …
The government has undertaken an action plan for saving theRoyal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, atop forest official said here on Friday. "The Taka 276 crore Tiger Action Plan would beimplemented as part of strengthening regional co-operation for wildlifeconservation with the assistance of the World …
The number of recent recoveries of tiger skin and bones in and around the Sundarbans apparently dooms the government initiatives to save the Bengal Tigers and their habitat. Experts say though the government has created much hype about conservation of the mangrove forest and the Bengal Tigers, international demands for …
An expert committee set up by the West Bengal government to draft the state’s land use policy has submitted its recommendations to chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The draft suggests, among others, that land for industry be bought directly from owners. It also does not approve of special economic zones (SEZs) …
SONARPUR, 18 JULY: Although environmentalists have stressed the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air, illegal felling of trees is on the rise in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. People living in close proximity to forests in South 24-Parganas are directly involved in illegal …
A mock parliamentary debate on the feasibility of commercial deer farming in Bangladesh will be held at the Eastern University auditorium in the capital today. Following the government
Lack of implementation of 100 days job guarantee scheme under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in several blocks of the Sunderbans, has forced a large number of tribals to engage themselves in haria (hooch) manufacturing units to earn their living. Tribals here who had earlier been roped in …
KOLKATA, 4 JULY: Sunderbans will get the country's first floating library meant for people residing on the fringes of the mangrove forest. A local NGO, in collaboration with the West Bengal Sarva Siksha Mission, is launching the first-of-its-kind floating library on a motorised boat. Initially, the library will cater to …
India to seek inclusion of 39 sites of the Ghats in Unesco World Heritage List IUCN team inspected the sites as part of evaluation process KOCHI: The World Heritage List tag will not affect the flow of life in the Western Ghats, say experts. As the country is all set …
