- Sanctuary Asia
Infobox Newspaper
name =|
|type = Weekly environmentalnewsmagazine
format = Magazine
foundation =1981
owners =Sanctuary Features
political =
headquarters = 145/146, Pragati Industrial Estate, N.M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400011
editor =Bittu Sahgal
price =
website = [http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/index.php www.sanctuaryasia.com]
circulation = NA
ISSN = NASanctuary Asia is one of
India 's first and one of its leading environmentalnews magazine s, being published in a bimonthly cycle. It was founded in1981 by the conservationist "Bittu Sahgal" as "Sanctuary". It became a syndicated publication under the banner of Sanctuary Features. Presently, the magazine is attractively packaged [Various authors, India, pp. 76;Lonely Planet Publications, 2005] with colored photographs, and an associated website. Other associated publications brought out by Sanctuary Features include:*"Sanctuary Cub": A magazine for children (from 1984)
*"The Ecologist Asia": The Indian edition of theUnited Kingdom -based environmental journalThe Ecologist (from 1993)Sanctuary Features also publishes books on the environment and conservation. It owns a stock photo agency, and has an associated film production company - "Sanctuary Films". "Sanctuary Films" produced two popular mini-series for the national television channel
Doordarshan in the 1980s:*"Project Tiger": A series of documentaries on the landmark conservation initiative
Project Tiger
*"Rakshak": A narrative serial for children with environmental themesSanctuary Asia is also directly involved with environmental activism, often running media campaigns for specific conservation causes. [ Ed.s Thomas O. McShane, Michael P. Wells; Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work: Towards More Effective Conservation and Development, pp. 310;
Columbia University Press , 2004 (ISBN 0-231-12764-2)]ee also
* [http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/index.php Website] of "Sanctuary Asia"
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