Sundarbans

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Ex-poacher turns messiah for the Royal Bengal tiger

An ex-poacher’s conservation efforts help mitigate the human-animal conflict in the Sundarbans.

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A beautiful initiative against the hungry waves

The Sundarbans delta has long faced a livelihood crisis due to several factors. Now, a unified programme incorporating technology has been initiated for the sustainable income of local women.

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Women come to mangrove rescue in the Sundarbans

An all-woman group creates a mangrove forest in the Sundarbans to save it from climate disasters.

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Concerted efforts help communities get through Cyclone Remal

While early warning systems help the administration prepare communities to safeguard themselves and their possessions during a cyclone, collaborative post-disaster relief work with other agencies helps people in the Sundarbans recover fast.

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Women lead climate change adaptation in the Sundarbans

Women emerge at the forefront in the cyclone-prone Sundarbans area, protecting the mangrove ecosystem, stabilising river banks through vetiver cultivation and improving their livelihood in the process.

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Climate change — With 2 tiger attacks a month, Sundarbans reels under human-animal conflict

Climate change and rising sea levels are pushing farmers deep into the mangroves of the Sundarbans where they become victims of deadly tiger attacks

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Busier than bees: Sundarbans’ honey collectors

For several decades, residents of areas bordering the dense forests of the Sundarbans, have collected honey and gathered crabs for sustenance. They have also grappled with human-wildlife conflict, as tigers and crocodiles continue to pose serious threats.

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Restoring the Sundarbans ecosystem

Proper implementation of mitigation measures and monitoring is needed to restore the mangroves and the rich biodiversity of the Sundarbans ecosystem that has been suffering due to multiple challenges.

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Why are most women in Sundarbans anaemic?

A survey conducted on 164 women and adolescent girls in the Basanti and Gosaba blocks of Sundarbans found that 97 percent of them suffer from a severe deficiency of healthy red blood cells.

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Horseshoe crab: The granddaddy of sea creatures needs help

The horseshoe crab, found in waters off Odisha and West Bengal, is one of the oldest living animals on the planet. It is disappearing now and we are responsible for it.

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Horseshoe crab – the living fossil on brink of extinction

It has been living for 450 million years and has survived five mass extinctions, but the horseshoe crab is now in danger because of overexploitation of marine resources by humans.

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Tracking endangered northern river terrapins

Released and tracked - endangered northern river terrapins, bred in captivity, are closely monitored after being released into their natural mangrove habitat in the Sundarbans - thanks to India’s first-ever GPS tagging and tracking programme.

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Lockdown cash crunch effects organic farming

With the men away, women farmers had no money to buy chemical inputs during the lockdown and shifted to organic farming. They are already reaping the benefits

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Amphan deals a severe blow to struggling Sundarbans villagers

With standing crops lost and soil turning saline when seawater came in, the cyclone has aggravated villagers’ malnutrition and food security problems, adding to their lockdown woes

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Cyclone Amphan leaves trail of destruction in Sundarbans

Already in distress due to lockdown, horticulture farmers of Sundarbans suffer saltwater intrusion and loss of trees to Cyclone Amphan, while tiger widows lose livelihoods and homes

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Land shaping benefits Sundarban farmers

A combination of reshaping land and harvesting rainwater has helped farmers in the Sundarbans to overcome soil salinity and increase farm incomes. They now need consistent technical support

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Digital push boosts incomes for Sundarbans’ organic farmers

A digital platform has helped women farmers living in the northern fringes of Sundarbans in West Bengal to sell organically grown indigenous rice and other produce directly to customers, helping them to book higher profits

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Women-centric interventions needed for flood-ravaged Sundarbans islands

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After men migrate for work, women of Mousuni Island in the Sundarbans in West Bengal have to struggle for survival, losing land to floods and erosion, and livelihoods to salinity ingress