Biodiversity
Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?
Sadia Mahjabin Imam Over the past two decades there have been 24 fires in the Sundarbans. Inquiry committees come up with reports in due […]
Tag: Mangroves
Biodiversity
“Critically endangered” plant species found in Kelaa mangrove, Maldives
Shahudha Mohamed Ministry of Environment, of Maldives announced that a rare and endangered species of mangrove plant, by the scientific name of “Brugueira hainesii”, […]
Biodiversity
Mangroves destruction in Maldives-islands’ biggest ecocide
Save Maldives The decision to build a domestic airport in Kulhudhuffushi wetland and mangroves and the subsequent reclamation of a significant part of the […]
Cities
Navi Mumbai in airport India ignores climate resilience
Anjali Dhamale of Chinchpada village is a worried woman. Her household of 11 people that makes a living by growing rice and rearing fish […]
Biodiversity
As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet […]