Sundarban : An Overview Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park covers 10‚000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India‚ the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world’s largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park‚ including tigers‚ aquatic mammals‚ birds and reptiles Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis: The Sundarban contain the world’s largest mangrove forests and one of the most biologically productive
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------------------------------------------------- Sundarbans The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন‚ Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering parts of India and Bangladesh. The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park‚ Tiger Reserve‚ and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests‚ and is one of the
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Sundarban The Sundarbans (Bengali সুন্দরবন‚ Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language (Sundar‚ "beautiful" and ban‚ "forest" or "jungle"). The name may have been derived from the Sundari trees that are found in Sundarbans in large numbers. Alternatively‚ it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of Samudraban (Bengali: সমুদ্রবন
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The Sundarbans Forest is the largest collection of tidal halophytic mangroves in the world. The Sundarbans Forest encompasses 10‚000 sq km with 60% of it in Bangladesh and the remaining forest in West Bengal‚ India. The Sundarbans Forest is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. The Sundarbans provide a unique ecosystem and series of habitats for a wide variety of wildlife. In addition to the tiger‚ 42 species of mammals‚ 35 reptiles and amphibians‚ 270 species of birds‚ and over 120 species of fish
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A report on Sources of Brand Equity in Nation Branding: The Case of Bangladesh Sundarbans Sources of Brand Equity in Nation Branding Course Name: Product & Brand Management Course number: 411 Submitted to: Rafiuddin Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Marketing University of Dhaka Submitted by: Brainstormers BBA‚ 16th batch‚ Section-B Department of Marketing University of Dhaka
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Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal‚ it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. It is the eighth most populous country and among the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh is in the low-lying Ganges–Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta. The Ganges unites with the
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CHANGES IN THE BIOMASS CONTENT IN SUNDARBAN AREA: A REMOTE SENSING APPROACH The Sundarban‚ covering about one million ha in the delta of the rivers Ganga‚ Brahmaputra and Meghna at the point where it merges with the Bay of Bengal‚ is the single largest block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world shared between Bangladesh (62%) and India (38%)‚ which supports a large‚ biodiversity-rich unique ecosystem. The larger part (62%) is situated in the southwest corner of Bangladesh located between
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case studies‚ critically evaluate the success of management schemes in fragile environments (40 marks) A fragile environment is one which is easy to disrupt‚ and once disrupted‚ difficult to restore. An example of this kind of environment is the Sundarbans; the largest single block of mangrove swamp in the world‚ covering 10‚000 km² from the coasts of West Bengal to Bangladesh. The mangrove swamps are sensitive to a number of factors‚ including temperature‚ salinity and sea level‚ where small changes
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Comparison Paragraph In spite of these differences‚ the similarities are striding. First‚ both cities are the political centers of their countries. The president of France lives in the heart of Paris‚ in the Elysees Palace. Likewise‚ the president of the United States has its meeting place in Washington‚ in the Capitol. Second‚ the two cities look similar. L’Enfant‚ the French engineer who designed Washington‚ was greatly influenced by the layout of the capital of France. For this reason‚ many
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physical environment in his novel The Hungry Tide. As an anthropologist‚ he finds it easy to locate the problems encountered by the people living in an immense archipelago of islands‚ the Sundarbans. The Hungry Tide‚ a complex novel revolves around the very little known but a beautiful part in the world‚ the Sundarbans stretching from India which is named after the Sundari tree‚ as the mangrove is locally called. The land often disappears and reappears due to heavy tides and the land has many survivors
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