We continue our journey in Rediscovering our nation and its natural beauty and enchanting surroundings every year. This year we venture into the wild life and eco diversity of world largest mangrove forest- Sundarban. Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest in the world (16,700 sq km) is one of the famous World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO. Two-third of the Sundarban is in Bangladesh while rest one-third is in West Bengal, India.
Sundarban has extremely rich diversity of aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna. It is the natural habitat of the world famous Royal Bengal Tiger, deer, reptiles, mammals, jungle fowl, wild boar, lizards, monkey and an innumerable variety of beautiful birds. The Sundarbans vegetation is characterized by the abundance of Sundari, Gewa, Goran, Keora, Ora, Dhundul etc.
Sundarban’s highly productive ecosystem acts as a natural fish nursery. Sundarban Mangrove reduces the fury of cyclonic storm and prevents erosion due to tidal action. Finally, millions of people depend on Sundarban Ecosystem for their livelihood and sustenance through fishing, collection of honey.
This year the Journey of Rediscovering Bangladesh continues with aquatic and terrestrial beauty & bounty of the nation through pictorial exploration of the Sundarban.
