Valuation of mangrove systems in India Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services. 1. They serve as breeding‚ feeding and nursery grounds for many fishes in offshore and inshore waters. 2. They also provide feeding and breeding grounds for birds‚ reptiles and mammals. 3. They are a source of forest products such as firewood‚ timber and honey. 4. The benefits provided by these ecosystems are much wider in range than those provided by concrete seawalls or other physical
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INTERNSHIP REPORT ON TOURISM PERSPECTIVE IN BANGLADESH MD. MASUD PARVEJ ID: BBA 040301009 Department of Business Administration Northern University Bangladesh NORTHERN UNIVERSITY B A N G L A D E S H INTERNSHIP REPORT ON TOURISM PERSPECTIVE IN BANGLADESH Supervised by Abdullah Mohammed Ibrahim
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References: Kabir‚ D.M.H. and J. Hossain‚ 2008. Resuscitating the Sundarbans: Customary Use of Biodiversity and Traditional Cultural Practices in Bangladesh. 1st Edn.Unnayan Onneshan--The Innovators‚ Dhaka‚ pp: 98. WB‚ 1991. Bangladesh Environment Strategy Review. 1st Edn. World Bank‚ Washington DC‚ pp: 73. http://en.wikipedia
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Rangat‚ Andaman and Nicobar Islands‚ India Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environment and Forest Department‚ 1997. Management Plan for Conservation of Mangrove in Andaman and Nicobar Islands‚ p. 16. Chaudhuri‚ A.B. & Choudhury‚ A. 1994. Mangroves of the Sundarbans. Vol.1. India. The IUCN Wetlands Programme. Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ IUCN. FAO. 1994. Mangrove forests management guidelines‚ p.46‚ 169-191. Government of India. 1987. Mangroves in India – Status report‚ p. 52-55. New Delhi‚ Ministry of Environment &
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easily visible to visitors in a zoo. But in the tiger’s natural habitat of forest and reed beds‚ the markings act as camouflage and enable it to disappear from view. HABITAT The Bengal tiger is most numerous in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in eastern India and Bangladesh where the River Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal. They are also found in other areas of India as well as some parts of Nepal and Burma. Since Bengal tigers are solitary and do not like to share their hunting grounds
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Characters Kanai Dutt: Indian‚ 42 years old; translator; knows 6 languages; at around 10 was sent to Lusibari to be “rusticated” when speaking back to the teacher; unmarried; lives in New Deli; runs a bureau of translators; Piyali Roy: Indian by descent; does not speak Bengali; from Seattle but born in Kolkata‚ left when 1 year old; cetologist; has an uncle in Kolkata (big man in government); late 20s; her mother suffered from cervical cancer; Nilima Bose: Mashima - “aunt”; 76 years old; Kanai’s
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Sundarbans National Park India Sundarbans National Park in India is one of the world’s largest deltas and the mangrove forest formed by the confluence of three rivers- the Ganga‚ the Brahmaputra and the Meghna- covering an area of 2‚585 sq km wildlife sanctuary‚ which extends into Bangladesh too. The Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary‚ the world’s largest estuarine sanctuary is really worth a visit. With a series of densely forested islands and saline water channels‚ Sundarbans is home to 270 Royal Bengal
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Impact of Land Uses on Productivity of Soils of Sundarban Pulin B. Chakraborty Dept. of Soil & Water Conservation Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Regional Research Station (CSZ)‚ Kakdwip 743 347‚ West Bengal e-mail: pulin_chakraborty@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT The study was undertaken in the micro watershed located in Kakdwip Block in saline eco-system of Sundarban. Composite soils from 0-15 cm depth of double and mono-cropped paddy fields as well as
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APPLICATION OF GIS IN ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY IN SUNDARBANS‚ BANGLADESH A Masters Thesis Presented to Mid-Sweden University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts‚ Human Geography Focusing on Tourism By Md. Azizur Rahman June 2010 Copyright 2010 by Md. Azizur Rahman ii APPLICATION OF GIS IN ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY IN SUNDARBANS‚ BANGLADESH Department of Social Science Mid-Sweden University‚ June 2010 Master
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Rampal Power Plant: Myths debunked The power plant in Rampal in Khulna near Sundarbans is a major development for the country but for the protestors‚ it’s a threat to the Sundarbans environment and also for the people who live there. The commentators of Rampal are environmentalists‚ scientists‚ and experts. Firstly‚ an important fact pushed by advocates that Rampal is 14 KM far from Sundarbans which contravenes the preconditions saying projects must be outside a 25 KM radius from the outer periphery
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