SocietyThe vanishing pharmacy of the Sundarbans

Rising seas are pushing salt into the Sundarbans, the world’s largest tidal mangrove forest, making traditional medicinal plants harder to find and threatening knowledge passed down through generations. In Bangladesh’s Koyra area, healer Suranjan Raptan says cyclones and increasing salinity have thinned the forest and reduced the patients seeking his remedies.

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AAl Jazeera★★☆☆☆2026-09-11 13:29Original