Subjects:
Natural heritage | Historic places
Sundarbans National Park
Language: English
The Sundarbans covers 10,000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park, including tigers, aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles.
This video is part of the DVD Tides of Time, 2011. The crown jewels of the ocean, and it is published as part of the innovative multimedia campaign launched in 2008 by UNESCO, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the International Herald Tribune.
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Place/region:
Ganges river,
Sundarbans,
India,
Asia and the Pacific
Type: Documentary
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Publisher: Jaeger-LeCoultre; International Herald Tribune
Coproducer/sponsor: UNESCO WHC
Published in:
Library catalogue (UNESDOC): 219553,
Rights: UNESCO; International Herald Tribune
Type: Documentary
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Publisher: Jaeger-LeCoultre; International Herald Tribune
Coproducer/sponsor: UNESCO WHC
Published in:
Library catalogue (UNESDOC): 219553,
Rights: UNESCO; International Herald Tribune
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