It was a quiet and cool at daybreak in the world’s largest mangrove forest – the Sundarbans – on December 28, 2008; amidst the morning mist, I was heading towards the wildlife sanctuary. I was tired and fell asleep on the deck as soon as the mechanized boat sailed, only to find myself rudely awakened, with a giant cargo ship before my eyes, its siren sound in my ears.
Fossil fuel industry can’t answer why they should be allowed in climate negotiation
Most of the companies prefer to cite some paragraphs from their ‘climate policy’, which are already available on their website along with photos of soothing greenery or deep blue horizon to the Ocean.
Environmental management of shipping and navigation in the world’s largest mangrove forest
From observations throughout the year, one of the important findings was that, not only the ‘approved’ routes, domestic and trans-boundary vessels are using almost all navigable waterways in the forest.
Flying crabs: Notes on Bangladesh’s export oriented mud crab fishery
When I first visited the area in 2008, it had only six crab buying house operating seasonally. Now, there are thirty at least, open all year round.
Five ideas for Blue start-ups
Challenges to the marine environment and local livelihoods can be turned into potential economic opportunities, and sustainably addressed at the same time.
Arju 