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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Indian activists want a price on...
August 2009: Indian conservationists, climate-activists, academics and even some entrepreneurs are asking its leaders to take cognizance of the severity of gl

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The world's first eco-friendly ci...
August 2009: The world will soon have its first entirely green city. Proposed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, Masdar City will be powered using only renewable

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Kite-like wind turbines?
August 2009: Research has revealed that high-altitude winds could meet the world’s demand for power 100 times over.

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Indian PM signs historic pledge
August 2009: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has signed a historic pledge to limit global warming to no more than two degrees.

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Algae, Lake Baikal and climate ch...
June 2009: A recent analysis of Lake Baikal in Siberia revealed severe climate change-induced stress on microscopic algae on which much of the lake’s fauna is

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Solar energy will be cheaper in t...
June 2009: Fossil fuel proponents have often suggested that going green is tougher on the pocket. However, U.K.’s largest solar company, Solarcentury, dismiss

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www.realclimate.org
This excellent website provides some of the best coverage on climate change and related issues. It is a commentary site by scientists who keep political and e

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www.theclimateproject.org
Founded by former Vice President of U.S.A., Al Gore, The Climate Project aims to increase public awareness of the climate crisis and consists of hundreds of v

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Protests in Brussels
April 2009: Hundreds of people gathered in Brussels to protest against the lack of any initiative by developed nations to provide funds to ‘developing’ countr

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A village powered by the sun
April 2009: Rampura, 17 km. from Jhansi, is the first village in India to have its own solar power plant. All 69 houses in the village will now have electrici

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Raising auto-pollution taxes in S...
April 2009: In a unique move, Sweden will increase taxes by 33 per cent on automobiles with the highest carbon-dioxide exhaust. Diesel fuel taxes will climb 0

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The Age of Stupid
Funded by concerned citizens and activists, ‘The Age of Stupid’ is a new, critically-acclaimed film by director Franny Armstrong.

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