More than 600 traps meant for hunting deer and 16 illegal crab-catching tools were recovered from the Kokilmoni patrol outpost and Tiyarchar area of the East Sundarbans. However, none of the poachers ...

The bonojibis—forest-dependent communities who survive on the resources of the Sundarbans—are increasingly turning to the ...

The objective of the Sundarbans Handicraft Bangladesh project is to reduce poverty and expand Sundarban culture and heritage by involving the disadvantaged community in the production and selling of s ...

A recent fire in the eastern Sundarbans of Bangladesh has highlighted the rising risk of burning in the world’s biggest mangrove forest. The Bangladesh government says it’s drawing up guidelines to ...

BALI ISLAND, India -- The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family to lie down. The water has taken everything else from them, and one ...

Summary of previous deliberations: The Committee when it inscribed “The Sundarbans” of Bangladesh in the World Heritage List (Naples, 1997) encouraged the authorities of Bangladesh and India to ...

The government has imposed a ban on the construction of new industrial establishments or projects within 10km radius of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, located in southwestern ...

The Rampal power plant, slated to be built very close to the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, has been heavily criticized for its potential environmental risks. A UNESCO mission visited the site of the ...

Bangladesh on Saturday set up a floating border outpost in the Sundarban area in southwestern frontier with India to carry out patrol and enforce surveillance through waterways. The floating border ...