Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Crackdown On Illegal Hotels In Su...
September 6, 2011: The state government has initiated the process of demolishing illegal constructions in the Sunderbans. On Monday, an environment team, alon

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Proposals For Restoration Of Fore...
September 5, 2011: Ms Jayanthi Natarajan minister of state for environment and forests (independent charge) informed the Rajya Sabha that the ministry of envi

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Saving The Sundarbans
September 5, 2011: Sitting on the sensitive border between India and Bangladesh is the Sundarbans, among the most wondrous and also most endangered ecosystems

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Cabinet Approves Land Acquisition...
September 5, 2011: The much-debated and awaited Land Aquisition & Rehabilitation Bill has finally been approved by the Cabinet. Breaking the news, Siddharth Z

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GreenKarbon National Debate: Envi...
Date: September 16, 2011 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.   Location: St. Xavier's Auditorium, St. Xavier's College, 5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai - 400 001 Gun

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Washed away in floods of H2O and...

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Update On Prohibition On Mining I...
August 31, 2011: Minister of state for environment and forests (independent charge) Ms Jayanthi Natarajan informed the Rajya Sabha that mining of limestone an

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Letter To Centre On Dumpyard
September 3, 2011: Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and Chennai corporation have declared the Kodungaiyur dumping yard an institutional area

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GoM To Consider Proposals Rejecte...
September 2, 2011: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan is expected to face a lot of heat in Monday’s Group of Minister’s meeting as two infrastructure min

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The White House & Tar Sands
September 2, 2011: Tar Sands Action organized a civil disobedience sit-in at The White House to oppose construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that

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The White House & Tar Sands
September 2, 2011: Tar Sands Action organized a civil disobedience sit-in at The White House to oppose construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that

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Malaysia Identified As A Major Tr...
September 3, 2011: More than 20 tonnes of illegal ivory have passed through at least two Malaysian ports since 2003, earning the country an unsavoury reputati

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