The Sundarban National Park was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. This year boat tableau was fashioned and moved into the creeks of the nearby fringe villages to aware the local people about the importance of Sundarbans. This day is a celebration of our shared cultural heritage and diversity. It's a day to recognize the importance of preserving our history for future generations. World Heritage Day 2026 raises awareness about “Emergency Response for Living Heritage in Contexts of Conflicts and Disasters.” It's a call to action to protect and conserve our shared cultural treasures. By celebrating our cultural heritage, we can build bridges between communities and foster global citizenship.
As the Sundarbans is a RAMSAR site of international importance, every year World Wetlands Day is celebrated in Sundarban Tiger Reserve. In this year 2026, the theme was- “Wetlands and traditional knowledge : Celebrating cultural heritage”.
Global Tiger Day, a day to appreciate the beauty, grandeur and importance of our National Animal the Royal BENGAL TIGER. Every year, at Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) we take this opportunity to create awareness among young students and local people by organizing interactive programmes. Two reports were released on the day, namely, 'Annual Report 2025-26 Sundarban Tiger Reserve' and the ‘4th Sundarban Bird Festival 2026' prepared by the Research Range, STR. Quiz contest, Extempore competition, art exhibition were arranged for the celebration of the Global Tiger Day at Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary.
Mangroves act as natural shock absorbers in oceanic- calamities. They also provide livelihood support to coastal communities along with ecosystem services. World Mangrove Day is celebrated on 26th July every year. The general objectives of World Mangrove Day are - to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses for the sustainable life and livelihood of the people.
A comprehensive programme with local school students, teachers and people's representatives of JFMCs under STR has been observed on this World Environment Day, 5th June 2026 at various places under STR jurisdiction. The World Environment Day, 2026 is celebrated with the national call by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (একটি গাছ মায়ের নামে ). The enthusiasm of youngsters surpassed the pulsating heat, pledging a resilient eco-friendly future of Sundarban landscape.
The Sundarban is one of the oldest tiger reserves in our country. The Project Tiger was implemented in the year 1973 by the Govt. of India. Not only a tiger reserve, the Sundarban is a unique place of attraction, a Biosphere Reserve under Man And Biosphere program, UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Ramsar Site of international importance and also a CATS accredited site. This year at Sajnekhali WLS range the celebration of 50 years of Sundarban Tiger Reserve is celebrated with great devotion. A conservation partnership program for the upliftment of the local JFMCs is launched on the same day. A tiger Mascot- Sujoy (abbreviation- Subarna Joyanti of STR) is released the authority. A book named- 'Enigmatic Sundarbans' is also released by the department, commemorating the 50 years of Project Tiger in the Mysterious Mangrove.
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