Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sundarbans is home to numerous species, including the Royal Bengal tiger, ...

The Forest Department has undertaken a major initiative to restore mangrove forests along the banks of 52 rivers and canals near the Sundarbans in Khulna. This effort, inspired by the successful ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

All fires in the Sundarbans over the last 23 years took place in just five percent area of the mangrove forest under the east forest division, said officials concerned. While they blame the fire ...

“Tidewalker”: Amid the tangle of mangrove roots on Havelock Island in the Andaman archipelago, India, a mudskipper (Periophthalmus sp.) rests between the arching roots of a Rhizophora mangrove tree. | ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Ganges Delta and Sundarbans comprise the largest continuous mangrove area in the world. These man groves are subjected to high riverine ...

The seas are rising around the Sundarbans. That is old news. Two islands in this 100-odd island conglomerate have vanished from the face of earth. Even that is old news, met with a stoic shake of the ...