The Sundarbans offers more than its famed mangroves. Through intimate homestays, home-cooked meals, guided nature walks, and ...

In the last month, Mondal’s daily life underwent some subtle, yet drastic changes. The engine on his ferry stopped emitting noxious fumes. He no longer needed costly fuel, which occasionally spilled ...

Densely planted multiple species of mangroves and salt-tolerant grasses have partially restored mangrove patches around Ramganga village in Indian Sundarbans 1. This has increased near-shore native ...

In the Sundarbans, forest officer Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury battles poachers and deadly traps, showing how vigilance keeps the world’s largest mangrove forest — and its tigers — alive ...

The Bangladesh government's ban on access to the Sundarbans forest has left those who earn their living from the world’s largest stretch of mangroves in hardship amid a lack of promised compensation.

A total of 311 people have been arrested in the Sundarbans East Forest area for various crimes related to forest, including illegal deer hunting and fishing during the past eight months. During the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jun 27, 2025, 10:30pm EDT The name "Sundarbans" means "beautiful ...

On March 13, the Bangladesh forest department tagged satellite transmitters on two saltwater crocodiles for the first time in Asia and released them in the Sundarbans waters. So far, four saltwater ...

A recent fire in the eastern Sundarbans of Bangladesh has highlighted the rising risk of burning in the world’s biggest mangrove forest. The Bangladesh government says it’s drawing up guidelines to ...