Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Lakshadweep’s Coral Homes
Coral Homes in Lakshadweep Madhumay Mallik explores corals, life forms that are a nursery for marine life and used as construction material by generations.

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Patchy Reefs That Deserve our Att...
Patchy Reefs that Deserve our Attention Just beneath the green waves that lap India’s southwestern coastline, a little-known marine ecosystem thrives.

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Book Review: Scaling Up
Bhavya Iyer reviews Scaling Up by Zai Whitaker

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Book Review: The Cobra’s Gaze
Shatakshi Gawade reviews The Cobra’s Gaze by Stephen Alter

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Book Review: Sugarcane Tigers Of...
Shatakshi Gawade reviews Sugarcane Tigers of Amaria: Joining the Dots with Rahul Shukla, edited by Rashmi Kant Shukla.

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Green Credit Programme: Greenwash...
The ‘Green’ Credit Rules is nothing but greenwash aimed to incentivise the destruction of existing primary forests.

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India's Environmental Future
India’s Environmental Future We hope for a new India that fights the global polycrisis and works toward tackling climate change, addressing agriculture woes.

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Dr. Asir Jawahar Thomas Johnsingh
A pioneering and intrepid wildlife biologist, A.J.T. was concerned with each and every wild animal and wildlife habitat, writes Neha Sinha.

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Dr. G.V. Reddy
Remembering G. V. Reddy A forest officer of the Rajasthan cadre and responsible for bringing the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve back from the brink, G. V. Reddy.

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Hasdeo Aranya: A Million Trees An...
Adivasis are fighting with great heart to save a million trees in the biodiversity-rich area, writes Pranav Capila following a visit to the precious forest.

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Our Biodiversity Holds Climate So...
Our Biodiversity Holds Climate Solutions Biodiversity holds the key to our survival on Earth, and yet our actions threaten this very survival.

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The Forest (Conservation) Amendme...
A juggernaut for ecological destruction.

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