From fuelwood for thermal energy, thatching leaves, cutting trees for timber, to forest resources like fishes, crabs and honey, all come from mangroves and help people of Sundarbans make ends meet
The women adjusted their binoculars around their necks, secured their bright green saris and climbed onto a motorboat to begin their weekly patrol in the Sundarbans, one of the.
LAKSHMIPUR, India The women adjusted their binoculars around their necks, secured their bright green saris, and climbed onto a motorboat to begin their weekly patrol in the.
In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.