Disharmoy between man-environment relationship: A serious threat to the Sundarban's wild nature

Ranajit Sardar; Debrupa Chakraborty; Manoranjan Sardar

Authors

Ranajit Sardar Department of Geography, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Debrupa Chakraborty Department of Geography, Behela College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Manoranjan Sardar Mohonpur K. K. G. C. Institution, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

Biological diversity, ecosystem, livelihood, mangrove

Abstract

The Sundarban ecosystem is a unique natural wonder of the World & carries a great ecological significance. It has a rich biological diversity of aquatic & terrestrial flora & fauna & the mangrove forests, Sundarban’s highly productive ecosystem acts as a natural fish nursery; mangrove acts as a natural shield against the fury of cyclone storm & prevents erosion due to tidal action & checks atmospheric pollution. Millions of people depend on Sundarban ecosystem for their livelihood & sustenance through fishing, collection of honey, fuel wood & timber. But in recent times the various infrastructural development project (like building of dam, embankments, road network & resorts) damages its natural environment & over utilization of natural resources destroys its natural ecosystem, which sends a serious threat to man-environment relationship of Sundarban’s natural environment.

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