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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Bamboo Can Capture Carbon Fast, S...
December 2, 2010: Bamboo, a wild grass that grows in Africa, Asia and Latin America, could help tackle climate change and provide income for local communities

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Cancún Summit: Rich Countries Acc...
December 7, 2010: A fresh fault line opened up at the Cancún climate summit today after rich countries were accused of failing to deliver on their promise of

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US Should Raise 2020 Target For C...
December 8, 2010: India urged the US to show greater ambition on reducing its emission of greenhouse gases. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh described the US

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Elephant Rejected After Villagers...
December 8, 2010: An elephant calf was rejected by its herd after it was smeared with vermilion and mustard oil by villagers in an apparent attempt to worship “

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LuLuCF Youth Action at COP16

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New Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered...
December 3, 2010: New Species ‘Sneezes when it rains due to upturned nose October 2010. A team of Burmese and international primatologists have discovered a n

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Rhino Horns Fitted With GPS Track...
December 1, 2010: Across the South African bushveld a small white helicopter chased a rhino, one of Africa's most endangered animals. Eventually, over the din

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Cancún Opens For GREEN Business B...
November 29, 2010: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) COP16 opens this week in Cancún, Mexico to discuss green business (Novemb

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Farmers Have Field Day Hosting 'S...
November 17, 2010: Some tourists who did the Asiatic lion tour in Diwali took the Big B line - "Agar aap sher dil hai to rahiye sheron ke sath" - in the Gujar

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Jairam Blasts Gehlot Over Dry Bha...
November 26, 2010: Sounding the alarm bell for the Bharatpur bird sanctuary, which is under threat of losing its Unesco World Heritage tag, Environment Minist

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Train Driver Gets 3 Yrs' RI For C...
November 27, 2010: The railways may feel it's the forest department's sole responsibility to protect elephants, but the courts do not seem to agree.

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Shell’s Arctic Drilling Will Dest...
November 23, 2010: This week families across the country will be celebrating Thanksgiving—sharing food and telling stories. Here is my story about our food an

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