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Name of the Collection | Sanctuary Asia: Call of the Wild |
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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. |
Right/Copyright | Donor |