Sundarbans literally means "beautiful forest," but as the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes, "There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in." The largest mangrove forest in the world — home to ...
A boat carrying honey collectors has recently capsized after being struck by a storm in the western Sundarbans during honey harvesting, with four rescued by the Forest Department while drifting in the ...
Fishers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans have been struggling with income due to damage caused to the mangroves by the recent tropical cyclone Remal and also the seasonal ban on resource hunting from June ...
Four honey collectors who went missing after being caught in a storm in the western Sundarbans Satkhira Range have been rescued, while another member of the group has been detained by India's forest ...
Study finds 15% of Sundarbans struggling to recover from climate stress over 25 years, raising ecosystem concerns ...
The total land surface of the Earth has about a third of its area covered by forests. The forest is highly significant in ...
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Motherly Sundarbans: The forest gives us life and protects us

Dhaka, March 28 -- The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, stands as a vital natural barrier along the coast, protecting millions of people from cyclones, storm surges, and rising sea ...
A tiger dragged a fisherman into the forest in the Sundarbans recently. The forest department’s search operation has failed to trace him. Pradip Mondal, 35, a resident of Satjelia Sukumari village in ...
The first month of a three-month ban on anyone entering Bangladesh’s Sundarbans mangrove forest has seen 59 people from forest-dependent communities arrested, sparking criticism of the government’s ...
Sundarbans literally means "beautiful forest," but as the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes, "There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in." Journey To The Sundarbans: The 'Beautiful Forest' Of ...
Sundarbans literally means "beautiful forest," but as the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes, "There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in." Journey To The Sundarbans: The 'Beautiful Forest' Of ...