More than 700 students of schools, colleges and universities gathered to participate in a 'Youth Conclave on Climate Action' organised by UNICEF to sensitise young people who would face the worst effects of climate change.
Sourav Mukherjee, who is engaged in the preservation of nature and sustainable development in Sunderbans, will get the prestigious Peace Ambassador Award in community development.
Fibreglass wind turbine blades have been used in a unique way as barriers to strengthen embankments in flood prone areas of Murshidabad and Sunderbans.
Honey worth 15 metric tonnes has been collected from Sunderbans this year.
Air pollution poses a significant threat to the Sundarbans, a crucial mangrove ecosystem in West Bengal that protects the region from extreme weather, warns a recent study by leading environmental scientists
The storm led to problems with supply of drinking water, damaged roads, forests, power supply lines, education and health infrastructure and activities of some 26,000 MSM entrepreneurs
The mangroves act as a barrier to protect the city from cyclones.
Dr. Roy Chowdhury said, “Over the years, due to rise in saline levels, these creatures are receding from the forest waters.”
Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee, along with other senior state forest department officials, reached Peerkhali area this morning to start the fencing off operation.
The state forest minister Rajib Banerjee today said “There has been a loss of green cover over 1600 sqkm amounting to a loss of 16 lakh trees."
