Calcutta University scholars interacting with Sadri community | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group of scholars from the University of Calcutta recently visited a village in the Sundarbans in a bid to save a language that is on the verge of extinction. They went to a settlement called Kamarpara in Gosaba subdivision of South 24 … Read more
Indian Sundarbans are still witnessing a loss of biodiversity across the settlement zones’ shorelines. (Representational image) Sundarbans rare species: Biological diversity is important for the functioning of the ecosystem and for humans to sustain. Moreover, local livelihoods of humans also depend on a thriving biologically diverse ecosystem. However, according to expert Krishna Ray, despite the … Read more
UNESCO also celebrates International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26 with the aim of raising awareness about mangrove ecosystems When Cyclone Amphan hit Bakkhali in Bengal’s Sundarbans region in May 2020, it left a trail of destruction reminiscent of the 1999 Super Cyclone that killed thousands in Odisha. Experts rued … Read more