Rise in sea level posing threat to population in Sunderbans

Sunderbans: Global warming and consequent rise in the sea level is posing a threat to the population, turning them into

Vegetation changes point to rising sea levels

Abhishek Law
KOLKATA, Sept. 11: Is Kolkata under threat due to rising sea levels? Has there been an increase in land inundation because of global sea-level rise? It appears so with mangrove plants, that were previously restricted to the Sunderbans only, being found along the banks of river Hooghly.

And if environmentalists are to be believed, this phenomenon of generation of new vegetation along the riverbanks, is due to the increase in river salinity and hint at the city

Ruthless corruption leading to massive depletion of forest resources is an existential threat to the sustainability of the country's environment. A forest represents, besides environmental sustainability, prevention of disasters like flood and cyclone and fertility of the soil, as well as economic well-being of a vast section of people who trade on forest products. A series of recent reports of corruption, which almost amounted to sell-out of forest resources, on the part of forest officials have given a new urgency to an old problem.

Pachauri meets West Bengal Chief Minister
They discuss impact of climate change on State's ecosystem
TERI proposes setting up of climate-related research centre

Kolkata: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is working on a project on the Sunderbans delta, a fragile ecosystem now threatened by rising sea-levels, TERI director-general R.K. Pachauri said.