The Sundarbans are a group of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, scattered throughout India and Bangladesh, famous for their unique mangrove forests. This active delta region is among the largest in the world and measures about 40,000 square kilometers.
The Sundarbans Forest has about 10,000 square kilometers in India and Bangladesh, of which 40% is found in India, and is home to many rare and globally threatened wildlife species, such as the estuarine crocodile (Crocodilus porosus), the Bengal royal tiger (Panthera tigris), water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) , ganges dolphin (Platinista gangetica) and olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). The forest in India is divided into the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve and the 24 Parganas Forest Division (South), and together with the forest in Bangladesh is the only mangrove forest in the world where tigers are found. The Sundarbans Delta in India has been a priority region for WWF-India since 1973 due to its unique biodiversity. While it is home to a sizeable population of wild tigers and other wild animals, it is also an ecologically fragile and climate-vulnerable region home to more than 4.5 million people. Securing the future of the Sundarbans, their biodiversity and their people requires a long-term vision that can integrate conservation and climate adaptation strategies alongside shorter-term interventions, such as ensuring sustainable livelihoods, access to clean and sustainable energy, and effective management of human wildlife conflicts. WWF-India's vision for this landscape is to develop a climate-resilient Sundarbans that supports biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development.
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