Climate is changing, and the Sundarban residents can feel it
The Sundarban delta region in the Bay of Bengal, with 10,000 square kilometres of estuarine mangrove forest and 102 islands, is the world's …
Astray?
From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The Sundarbans: India must protect the world’s largest delta from a dystopian future, and now
We must get out of ‘beyond disaster response’ mode in the Sundarbans and take urgent action to save it
Weak dyke floods Mousuni despite Cyclone Jawad fizzling out, 5000 affected
Mousuni is on the frontlines of global climate change impact and has suffered major loss and damage four times in last two years
Sundarbans’ ‘swamp tigers’ could be gone in 50 years, warns study
Climate change, rising seas, industrial development and construction of new roads would hasten the tigers’ end, it says
Proposed thermal plant will damage Sundarbans
Instead of proposing a coal-fired thermal power plant in an eco-sensitive zone, Bangladesh could have collaborated with India in building up …
Wolf snapped in the Sundarbans for the first time
It is a stray individual that has dispersed nearly 350 km from the nearest wolf population in Purulia, say experts
A K Ghosh, voice of people of Sundarbans, passes away at 81
The renowned environmentalist also researched on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on people’s lives
‘Sundarbans is no dumping ground for rejected technology’
The Rampal power plant threatens the biological wealth of Sundarbans as well as the economy of people of Bangladesh and will render the coastline …
Crab fattening: a business opportunity through climate change adaptation
The cyclone-affected in Bangladesh have found a lucrative source of income in crab farming
2 days after Amphan landfall, Sagar island still left in the lurch
Local administration in the island struggle with limited resources in the aftermath of cyclone Amphan
Amphan will bring saline water 25 km inland, cause large scale inundation: IMD
A storm surge will cause large-scale flooding and bring saline water in agricultural fields and people’s homes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 16, 2023)
Bulbul ‘more dangerous than Aila’: Affected people
One week after the cyclone struck the Sundarbans, Down To Earth travels to the area to take stock
Cyclone Amphan and high tide: A 1 hour gap saved Sundarbans from an even bigger disaster
Experts say Aila was worse; that, however, is little consolation to the thousands who have lost home and hearth
Cyclone Amphan’s damage to Sundarbans’ wildlife not known yet
People dependent on the mangrove forest such as honey collectors and fishermen will be affected too
Forest officials attacked in the Sundarbans
A party of officials led by the Divisional Forest Officer in the South 24 Paraganas were attacked with sticks when they tried to arrest an …
How damaging Cyclone Amphan was for the Sundarbans
Cyclone Amphan caused major damage across south Bengal, including the Sundarbans and across the Odisha coast on May 20, 2020. Communication …
A flawed effort
Book>> Conservation by murder: Maneaters of Sundarbans • by Sudipt Dutta • 201 Quicksilver • Rs 499
Unesco World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally
Heritage forests release rather than sequester more carbon due to human activities, says Unesco
Cyclone Amphan to maintain intensity till May 21 morning: IMD
Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall near Digha in West Bengal on May 20, is predicted to weaken as it moves towards inland regions close to Kolkata
‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally
UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans
India should focus on protecting its existing mangroves
An alarming 50 per cent of the world’s mangrove forests have disappeared in the last five decades due to coastal developments
IPCC report warning: 4.5°C rise in Kolkata by century-end, rise in cyclones, sea level
Sea level close to Sundarbans at the southern fringe of Kolkata expected to rise 60 cm by century-end
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