The Sundarbans covers 10,000 km 2 of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of ...

IUCN report highlights conservation concerns for Asian World Heritage sites, including Western Ghats and Indian national ...

Thirty-four young messengers (participants) from over 20 different marine World Heritage sites around the world gathered in Hyderabad from 6 to 15 October as part of the International Youth Forum ...

LAHIRIPUR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Geeta Mridha lost her husband on Valentine's Day 2014. He was fishing in the backwaters of India's Sundarbans National Park with four others when a ...

The Sundarbans in India is a vast mangrove forest – a place where rivers and the sea meet and nourish a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem. Home to myriad reptiles, birds and the iconic and endangered ...

India doesn’t just tell its story through palaces, temples, and monuments—it also speaks through its wilderness. Its national parks are not just homes to wildlife but also living chapters of history, ...

October is one of the best months to explore India’s national parks. As the monsoon retreats, forests regain their lush charm, rivers swell slightly, and wildlife becomes more active, making it ideal ...

If you’re an avid trekker and live in or around Kolkata, you're in luck! The region is surrounded by several picturesque ...

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