In 2007, Cyclone Sidr ripped through the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The forest took the brunt of the storm, saving human lives by slowing down its destructive force. However, it ...

The Sundarbans is a cluster of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, spread across India and Bangladesh, famous for its unique mangrove forests. The Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region ...

The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, and its forest-dependent communities are now at risk due to the impact of climate change and unregulated industrial expansion, speakers warned ...

2013 37COM 8E - Adoption of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value 2011 35COM 7B.11 - The Sundarbans (Bangladesh) (N 798) 2009 33COM 7B.12 - The Sundarbans (Bangladesh) (N 798) 2008 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sagar Island in India's Sundarbans delta has been the destination for climate refugees from neighboring islands. Now it too is succumbing to rising sea levels. For over a year, Gangadhar Bor has ...

Anurag Danda is an environmentalist, currently serving as Director - Sundarbans Programme, WWF-India and Senior Visiting Fellow, ORF. Extreme weather events and natural disasters have become a common ...