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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How Climate Change Hits India's P...
May 28, 2010: At the end of a ramshackle jetty where the Ganges flows from India into the sea, a small family group pays homage to the holy waters. The chief

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Ramesh Roars After Tigress Death...
May 28, 2010, ET Bureau, New Delhi: The death of a tigress in the Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh sanctuary after being hit by a vehicle could result in the rewo

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GOSABA (SUNDERBANS): Sunderbans I...
May 27, 2010:Cyclone Aila resulted in failed crops and dwindling fish catches; honey-collectors forced to enter deep forests.   In the year that has gone by

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Tigress Death In MP: Ramesh Seeks...
May 26, 2010, New Delhi, (PTI): Perturbed by the death of a tigress in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh sanctuary, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has sought a

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'Go' And 'No Go' Areas In Iron Or...
May 26, 2010, New Delhi: Like coal, the iron ore mining sector in the country too will soon have ‘go’ and ‘no go’ areas where green clearance will be given de

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Flood Of Oil, Drought Of Research
May 25, 2010: Scientists frustrated as questions about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill go unanswered.   With oil still gushing from an offshore well in the Gul

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Fast-Breeding Mice Dominate A War...
May 23, 2010: Past climate change led to lower diversity in the small and furry.   The period of global warming linked to the extinction of animal giants su

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90 Scientists Urge Congress Not T...
Concerns Expressed About Treatment of Bioenergy Sources in U.S. House and Senate Climate/Energy Bills; Improper Accounting Could Lead to Large-Scale Destructi

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Chinese Hydro-Engineers Propose W...
May 24, 2010: Mega-facility on Yarlung Tsangpo river would save 200m tonnes of CO2 but could spark conflict over downstream water supply. Chinese hydropower l

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India Plans To Double Forest Cove...
May 24, New Delhi: A draft of the Green India Mission to double India's forest cover in 10 years at a cost of Rs 44,000 crore (Rs 440 billion) was released in

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New Action Plan For Project Tiger
24 May, 2010, Hyderabad: The Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) now has a twin. Though developed at different t

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International Course In Conservat...
Satpuda Foundation (India),SGB Amravati University, Amravati, the Wildlife Department of Maharashtra and Nature Conservation Society, Amravati (NCSA) will hol

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