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 …
Raktima Bose Kolkata The residents of Mousuni Island live in perpetual fear of losing their homes and plots to the hungry tides of the Muri Ganga river. One of the many islands that comprise the Sundarbans, rampant erosion and the lack of a concrete embankment to contain the waters are …
Sabyasachi Roy KOLKATA, March. 9 : The wildlife wing of the state forest department is putting its faith in new state-of-the-art information and communication technology to protect wildlife and reduce crime in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve. According to a senior official of the wildlife wing, the mangrove eco-system is being …
GHORAMARA, Feb. 25: A documentary film on climate change and its impact on Sunderban islands was released by the Governor, Mr Gopal Krishna Gandhi, at Ghoramara Island today. The documentary film produced by New Delhi based research and advocacy organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), portrays the plight of …
A documentary film on climate change and its impact on Sunderban islands was released by the Governor, Mr Gopal Krishna Gandhi, at Ghoramara island on Feb 25th 2009. The documentary film produced by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) New Delhi, portrays the plight of the residents of the island …
A still from Mean Sea Level shows submerged parts of Ghoramara island An island, which contributes minimally to climate change with a few thousand people and not even a single motorised vehicle, is going under water due to the phenomenon. The documentary Mean Sea Level, directed by Pradip Saha for …
The dawn OF 2009 only brought despair for the tiger. One shocking revelation was the unprecedented poaching in the past three months. From November to January, skins and bones of seven tigers have been seized, plus three killed by poachers. Seventeen tigers have been found dead
The chief minister presents a lifetime achievement award to R.K. Pachauri at the environment meet. (Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya) Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lauded the high court for banning polluting autorickshaws and old diesel vehicles from the city before goofing up on his green facts at an environment summit on Thursday.
This study estimates the recreational demand for the Indian Sundarban, which is a World Heritage site and a complex mangrove ecosystem that borders India and Bangladesh. In 2005-06, the Indian Sunderban received some 64,000 visitors, mainly from Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal. Tourism to the Sunderban is highly …
Rising sea levels are forcing people in low-lying areas to flee their homes This new category of refugees is being called climate migrants They are yet to gain any international legal recognition However, resettlement of residents of islands such as the Maldives to safer locations is being discussed India is …
London: Four natural sites of India, including Kaziranga National Park and river Ganges have qualified to represent the nation in the New7wonders of Nature Global Contest, organiser said on Wednesday. Kaziranga National Park of Assam, river Ganges, Sundarban forest and Pangong Lake have qualified under the rules of participation, a …
The Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan (BTAP) marks the beginning of a structured approach to achieving long-term conservation of tigers in Bangladesh. The BTAP is a policy level document that provides a vision, goals, and objectives to guide an integrated and focused tiger conservation programme. The vision is to ensure protected …
The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is the only mangrove in the world where tigers still live. The Sundarbans has been under various forms of management for about 2,000 years, and is classified as a Tiger Conservation Landscape of Global Priority. Little is known about the Sundarbans tigers, which are …
Following the death of a Royal Bengal Tiger in the custody of State Forest Department, the West Bengal government is planning to set up a wildlife treatment and rehabilitation centre near the forest. State forest officials said this decision was taken on Wednesday at the State secretariat as part of …
It was a profitable venture in the the 1980s and 1990s. But shrimp farming, the livelihood of many in the Sunderbans, has hit a terrible low. MAUREEN NANDINI MITRA finds out why Squatting on the slippery, clay-covered jetty, her thin cotton saree dripping wet, Meena Sahu, scoops water out of …
Worried about increasing incidence of the Royal Bengal Tigers straying into human settlements the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has asked the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve to conduct a survey. According to Mr Kanti Ganguly, the minister for Sundarban Development Affairs, the chief minister expressed his concern about the big cats …
Climate change impacts are a clear and present danger to the Indian sub-continent. This report presents case studies from different parts of India, where local communities are under the assault of climate change. Calls for action that can help in long term mitigation and local level adaptation and ten broad …
