As a result, the Sundarbans has started to regain its usual beauty within one month of hitting the cyclone. The mangrove forest is enriched with 350 species of birds, 290 species of animals, 30-35 ...

Beyond their ecological significance, the Sundarban mangroves act as a natural barrier against cyclones and coastal erosion, protecting the lives and livelihoods of people in the region.

absorbing storm surges and blunting even the worst cyclones. For villagers, the forest is also an abundant source of honey and its waters a source of fish. “The Sundarbans is our mother,” said ...

More than a million people fled inland to concrete storm shelters before the cyclone hit. But it was the vast Sundarbans mangrove forest straddling Bangladesh and India – where the Ganges ...

Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, has braved cyclones for hundreds of years, but over the last decade, they have become faster, deadlier and more frequent. Is climate change to blame?

Loggers are cutting down Golpata and other forest resources unrestricted in the western division of the Sundarbans. Sundarbans loggers complain that they are forced to breach the rules just to ...

The picture that emerges from a study by the Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)—highlighting the experience of returnee ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The Sundarbans, spread across 10,200 sq. km in the lower deltaic region of Bengal, is the world's largest pro-grading delta. Most ...

To say that Bangladesh has essentially taken the Sundarbans for granted would be a gross understatement. Just this week, two ...

The Sundarbans is one of the largest threatened mangrove ecosystems, which efficiently store carbon dioxide and protect coastal areas from cyclones. Climate change will increase the intensity and ...

Mongla, a secondary city in Bangladesh's southwest, is highly vulnerable to climate change. Its location, surrounded by tidal ...

Experts say the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove in the world, pays a price as it serves as a first line of defense against cyclones.