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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Japan's Horror Reveals How Thin I...
March 18, 2011: It's scary to watch the video from Japan, and not just because of the frightening explosions at the Fukushima plant or the unstoppable surge o

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King Crabs Migrating Into Antarct...
March 21, 2011: U.S. and Swedish researchers say king crabs are moving south into the warming waters of the Antarctic, a habitat that until recent years had b

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Deadly Heatwaves Will Be More Fre...
March 17, 2011: The heatwave that scorched eastern Europe in 2010, killing thousands of people and devastating crops, was the worst since records began and le

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Low Arctic Winter Ice; Polar Regi...
March 24, 2011: The maximum extent of winter sea ice in the Arctic, reached earlier this month, tied for the lowest maximum ever measured, according to the Na

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An Interview With Naomi Klein, Pa...
March 24, 2011: You talked last night about the need for a new coalition in response to climate change, on that could come out fighting… this is the focus of

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NSIDC: Annual Maximum Arctic Sea...
March 23, 2011: On March 7, 2011, Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.64 million square kilometers (5.65 million square miles

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Recent Heat Waves Likely Warmest...
March 17, 2011: The intense heat wave that centered on western Russia last summer was truly a record breaker. It surpassed even 2003's scorcher in western and

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Solar Greenhouses: China's Winnin...
March 17, 2011: Solar greenhouses have played a vital role in China's agricultural scene for years. New innovations in greenhouse design are allowing growers

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Natural Sequence Farming: Turning...
March 15, 2011: Natural Sequence Farming is a descriptor used when sustainable agriculture mimics the once highly efficient functions of the Australian landsc

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Back To The Future With Mummified...
March 17, 2011: When in Quttinirpaaq National Park in the Canadian Arctic, Ohio State University Earth scientist Joel Barker initially spotted some pieces of

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'Zero-Carbon' Homes Can Still Emi...
February 25, 2011: Newly built houses will be allowed to emit tons of CO2 every year and still be called "zero carbon" under new rules being considered by min

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Multitude Of Species Face Climate...
April 4, 2011: Over the past 540 million years, life on Earth has passed through five great mass extinctions. In each of those catastrophes, an estimated 75 p

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