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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XXVIII No. 1

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Name of the Collection Sanctuary Asia: Call of the Wild
Folder/Categories Journal
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File No. /Acc. No. Vol.XXVIII No. 1
Abstract The issues contains articles on Wild encounters in the blue mountains - the beauty of the Nilgiris and the manner in which this wealth has been squandered to tea estates, commercial projects and exotic weeds, Bali convention on climate change, And once there was a Wetland - the Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati. Also, includes an interview of Pavan Sukhdev (From banking to working on green accounting for Indian forests and exploring the impact of climate change) by Bittu Sahgal about why he believes that the Forest Right Act could destroy what remains of our wildlife and forests and why leaders should be forced to act now. Also, includes reviews of latest conservation books and website
Author Suraj Sankhala, Samsul Huda patgiri, E.D'Souza, V. Patankar, A. Christy Williams, Pavan Sukhdev, Suraj Sankhala, Padma Mahanti, Bittu Sahgal, Samsul Huda Patgiri
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Keywords Reefwatch marine conservation; Havelock; Neil Island; Dungongs; Nilgiris; Jackals; Satkosia; Chambal; Tuna fishing; Kaziranga; Kailash Sankhala; Deepor Beel; Ramsar site; Guwahati; Mishmi hills;
Start Date “Period From” Feb-08
End Date “Period To” Feb-08
Extent 84 pp.
Item type/Format Scanned/PDF
Language English
Remarks Editor: Bittu Sahgal, Publisher: Shashi Kumar
Source/Link Sanctuary Asia Magazine, Bombay
Donor WWF- India Office (New Delhi)
Donation Date March, 2021
Custodian Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
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