The Orissa high court has put the commissioning of a controversial jetty at the Bhitarkanika sanctuary on hold

A unique database on mangroves -- the Mangrove Ecosystem Information Service (MEIS) -- developed by the Centre for Research in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (CRSARD) in Madras, will

In an effort to save the plains from the ravages of floods, the authorities in Dhaka are indirectly harming the country's fish population.

The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major ecological damage.

The earnings generated between prawn farming and prawn export show an 80 fold jump.

Attacks on prawn collectors by kamot, a small species of shark, are normally fatal.

The newly-formed combined committee on wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs faces a big challenge from heavy encroachments and popular opposition

Only the combined study of all the proposed power projects on the Konkan coastal belt, will give the real picture of the possible impact on the environmental of these plants, says the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).

The 200-km-long Konkan coastline is expected to have around 15 thermal power plants, with a capacity of around 23,000MW.