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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Okhla under threat
Concerned citizens have filed a petition with the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee against the construction project adjacent to the Okhla B

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Prerna Singh Bindra in a têtê-à-t...
Prerna Singh Bindra speaks with Bittu Sahgal about his views on conservation, climate change, and India's future.

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Neutrino Observatory Project Thre...
February 2009: The myopia of Indian decision makers is once more on display thanks to a decision to sacrifice the ecological integrity of Mudumalai, one of In

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Man-Eaters or Man-Killers?
April 2009: On March 23, 2009, a tiger fell to a volley of bullets on the fringes of Kaziranga. He had killed one person, a lack of coordination between the F

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How To Use A Road To Kill A Tiger...
June 2009: In its proffered quest to ‘connect’ India to the 21st century, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) continues to bulldoze through foreste

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Poor Governance And The Dibang Da...
August 2009: In yet another show of constitutional disrespect, NHPC Ltd.(earlier National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) and the Arunachal Pradesh State Gov

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Witness to Extinction: How We Fai...
August 2009: All that’s left on stage are the commemorative baiji statues. As for the baiji itself…it looks like it is the only thing not made in China anymor

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An African Diary: 12 Days in Keny...
August 2009: The author is a prolific writer whose books on the tiger have spawned conservation actions, films and campaigns. His decision to write on Africa

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www.earth-policy.org
This is the website of Lester Brown’s Earth Policy Institute, with in-depth information about building a sustainable future, and links to his ground-breaking

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www.350.org
This is the website of Bill McKibben’s organisation, known simply as 350.org, which is galvanising a global grassroots movement around the key scientific cons

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New Maldives?
December 2008: Maldives’ leaders have announced that they will divert cash from tourism, to buy land in case rising sea levels submerge its low-lying islands.

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Must read: a compendium of update...
Are older forests effective carbon sinks? And how does climate change affect the coastal communities of Indonesia and the Phillipenes? Read on to find out.

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