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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Fishermen Still Awaiting Compensa...
May 18, 2011, (PTI): Despite an assurance by Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh, fishermen affected due to oil spill off the Mumbai coast, following a c

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Jairam Favours Finnish Technology...
May 19, 2011: With continued public concern over safety of nuclear power and the use of Areva's "untested" technology in the Jaitapur nuclear power park, Envi

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India Calls For Equitable Access...
May 19, 2011: India has argued that access to energy for all and equity must be the bedrock of any "new vision" on sustainable development.

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Dachigam - A Litany Of Betrayals
April 2011: The Dachigam National Park is undeniably one of the most beautiful spots on Earth. The Dagwan river that runs through it, a valley of flowers up i

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Road Through The Neora Valley Nat...
April 2011: The Neora Valley National Park is one of the last remaining hill forests of the Eastern Himalaya. However, as in many other parts of the country,

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Japan Nuclear Crisis: Fukushima S...
May 17, 2011: Japan still believes it can end its nuclear crisis within months, while accepting damage from March's quake and tsunami was worse than first tho

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Parrots Choose To Work Together
May 18, 2011: African grey parrots let their personalities shine through when it comes to problem-solving, a study has found. Scientists developed a series of

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Human Arrival 'Wiped Out' Hawaii'...
May 17, 2011: Land crabs unique to Hawaii, as big as a human fist and able to travel huge distances inland, were wiped out by the first human colonists around

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Extinction Rates 'Overestimated',...
May 19, 2011: Current extinction rate projections may be overestimating the role of habitat loss on species, a study suggest. Current methods are too simplist

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Brazil: Amazon Rainforest Defores...
May 19, 2011: Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has increased almost sixfold, new data suggests. Satellite images show deforestation increased

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Annual Tiger Census Exercise Crit...
May 18, 2011: The annual national tiger census that has begun in Tamil Nadu is being criticised by volunteers who point to some major and sometimes bizarre ir

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Mining To Blame For Islands To Si...
May 13, 2011: Two small islands in South Asia's first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say.

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