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15% of Sunderbans may be submerged by 2020: UNDPs [1]

KOLKATA, 13 JULY: At least 15 per cent of the Sunderbans ~ the world's largest mangrove forests ~ will be submerged by 2020 and neglecting the area further can have global implications as it is highly vulnerable to climate change, says a UNDP report.

Publication Date: 
13/07/2010
Statesman (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
Sundarbans [3], Sundarban NP [4], Mangroves [5], Climate Change [6], Climate Impacts [7], Natural Disasters [8], Tiger [9], UNDP [10], West Bengal [11], 24 Parganas (S) [12], Statesman (Kolkata) [2]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarbans
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarban-np
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/undp
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/24-parganas-s