By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay.com 24th July, 2014 “In Africa, you can come across Kaya forests of coastal Kenya, customary forests in Uganda, sacred forest groves in Benin, dragon forests in The Gambia or church forests in Ethiopia…You can also come across similar forest patches in South and Southeast Asia including…
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Pandey, P. “Allahabad museum to document flora, fauna of Ganga-Yamuna belt.” Indian Express. 2 October 2011. Allahabad museum to document flora, fauna of Ganga-Yamuna belt By Prashant Pandey October 2, 2011 Allahabad Museum, which is one of the four national museums in the country, has undertaken an exercise to document…
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“India, Bangladesh Join Hands to Save Sundarbans.” The Wall Street Journal – India Real Time. 12 September 2011. India, Bangladesh Join Hands to Save Sundarbans The Wall Street Journal – India Real Time September 12, 2011 The Teesta water-sharing agreement may have turned to dust, but there were a few…
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Sinha, R.K., Behera, S.K. and Choudhary, B.C. “The Conservation Action Plan for the Ganges River Dolphin 2010-2020.” Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. 2010. Click here to read this plan. Genre: Biodiversity-Environment ArticlesSubjects: Biodiversity & Environment
No tears for rare crocodile species, gharial aka gavial By Dharmendra Khandal October 12, 2011 Many times people use the word alligator for gharial, which is actually incorrect; we have no alligators in our country. They are found only in US and China. Experts say gavials or gharials is the…
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Mystery Factor Gives Ganges a Clean Reputation By Julian Crandall Hollick December 16, 2007 Hindus have always believed that water from India’s Ganges River has extraordinary powers. The Indian emperor Akbar called it the “water of immortality” and always traveled with a supply. The British East India Co. used only…
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Ahmad, N. and Lodrick, D.O. “Ganges River.” Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Click here to read more information about the Ganga River. Genre: Biodiversity-Environment Articles, General Information About Ganga & the Issues ArticlesSubjects: Biodiversity & Environment, General Information About Ganga and the Issues
WWF conducts study on Ganga dolphins The Times of India September 29, 2011 KOLKATA: WWF-India had initiated a study on dolphins found in the Ganga, between Sagar and Farakka. After an eight-month study, the team of scientists has been able to cite the causes behind the threat to this Schedule…
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“Sundarbans: The World’s Largest Delta.” Click here to read more about the Sundarbans. Genre: Biodiversity-Environment ArticlesSubjects: Biodiversity & Environment