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End of the River?
Written on:January 8, 2012
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By Amar Guriro Of the two largest Southasian deltas, one flourishes as the other faces the threat of being overrun by the sea. At a time when melting glaciers, shrinking coastal lands, depleting freshwater sources and vanishing forests are hot issues across the world, the tidal mangrove forests of the Sundarban constitute an encouraging example of effective conservation. Spread over 10,000 sq km in India and Bangladesh, with some…
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