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 …
Environmental damage in the climate change-hit islands of Sundarbans is costing India Rs 1,290 crore each year, estimates a latest World Bank report. The cost of environmental damage associated with ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss is about Rs 6.7 billion (Rs 670 crore) annually, while the cost of health effects …
About a fortnight ago, when the nationwide tiger count was released, Sonoka Sarkar, 31, was trying to come to terms with her husband’s disappearance and death. Srinivas Sarkar, 40, was dragged away by an adult tiger while he was catching crabs. The body could not be recovered, and Sonoka became …
Within a fortnight of Principal Secretary (Tourism) Ajit Ranjan Bardhan announcing that Rs 185 crore will be invested by both state and private players to boost the tourism potential of Sunderbans, environmentalists have picked up holes in the idea. To stop the degradation of Sunderbans, green crusader Subhas Datta has …
The carrying capacity of the Indian Sunderbans has been exceeded, and the increased population is exerting pressure on the fragile and richest ecosystem of the world, a World Bank report has said. “The population is growing and exerting even greater pressure on fragile and recovering natural systems. As a result …
Recognizing the importance and uniqueness of the Sundarbans, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the Indian portion of the forest a World Heritage Site in 1987, and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program has included the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve in the Global Network of Island …
National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s eastern zone bench on Wednesday expressed grave concern over degradation of the Sunderbans and directed the state chief secretary to demolish all unauthorized structures within the world's largest mangrove delta even if they have been constructed by statutory bodies. The NGT took up suo motu proceedings …
Even though the government has taken various measures to protect Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans, its poaching is on the rise with 49 being killed in last 14 years (2001-2014), according to forest department data. Among the 49 tigers, 17 were killed in the Sundarbans east zone of the forest …
The government wants to keep the Sunderbans under surveillance using drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the wake of the colossal damage suffered by the mangrove forest last month due to oil spills from a capsized tanker. The forest department has submitted a proposal to the government to keep the …
Environment activist Subhas Datta has filed a report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Eastern Zone Bench in which he has revealed how multiple government agencies operating in the Sundarbans are working at cross purposes and doing more harm than good to the world's largest mangrove delta. Datta was appointed …
Prof. ABM. Mosharraf Husain, Bagerhat :The very existence of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sundarbans is threatened. The Forest Department could not take any effective measure for the safety and security of Royal Bengal tigers , the main attraction and the virtual guards of Sundarban forest. According to the latest statistics, …
United Nations experts said Wednesday they found "limited immediate impact" on the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh after a major oil spill early in December. Local forestry officials raised the alarm when hundreds of thousands of litres of furnace oil were spilt into the forest's vast …
The team of experts from the United Nations arrived at the Sundarbans on Monday to investigate the place of the oil spill. The government yesterday sealed the navigation route through the Sela River in the Sundarbans for all kinds of vessels including small boats to make sure that the visiting …
Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks to ‘gross negligence’ by the authorities to tackle the huge oil-slick in the Sundarbans. “Currently, about 15 …
India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger. More than two-thirds of the forest lies in …
Climate change is causing toxic metals trapped in the sediment beds of the Hooghly estuary in the Indian Sunderbans to leach out into the water system due to changes in ocean chemistry, say scientists, warning of potential human health hazards. They predict that after about 30 years, increasing ocean acidification …
The second phase of the tiger census project using camera trapping method is going to begin in November, forest officials informed yesterday. According to the Divisional Forest Officer, Zahidul Kabir, 89 infrared cameras will be used and 30 field workers will participate in the second phase of the census in …
Takes Cognizance Of TOI Reports On Sunderbans The National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Eastern Zone Bench has taken suo motu cognizance of reports on the degradation of the Sunderbans that appeared in The Times of India and directed the Centre and the state government to explain why it shouldn't order all …
Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 - 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to survive, according to a new report by UNEP. The Importance of Mangroves: A Call to …
The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity . The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, have revealed this. The carrying capacity of a population is the maximum number of individuals that can live in …
KHULNA : The Forest Department has taken a master plan for protecting the Sunderbans, world heritage mangrove forest, to attract tourists, ahead of tourism year in 2015, reports BSS. On April 10 in 2014, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon here said at a meeting that the present …
