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by Sumana Banerjee, Tuhin Ghosh and Shruti Thakur<\/em><\/p>\n

Environmental change in the Indian Bengal delta is making traditional livelihoods, such as agriculture fishing, increasingly challenging. Other economic activities, such as going to the forest to collect crabs and honey, puts people at risk of tiger attacks. In a new photo story, Sumana Banerjee, Tuhin Ghosh and Shruti Thakur elaborate how beekeeping<\/a> and crab fattening are providing alternative livelihood opportunities.<\/p>\n

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by Sumana Banerjee, Tuhin Ghosh and Shruti Thakur Environmental change in the Indian Bengal delta is making traditional livelihoods, such as agriculture fishing, increasingly challenging. Other economic activities, such as going to the forest to collect crabs and honey, puts people at risk of tiger attacks. 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