Friday 2 January 2015

UN sees 'limited' impact of Bangladesh's Sundarbans oil spill

OIL AND GAS
UN sees 'limited' impact of Bangladesh's Sundarbans oil spill
Dhaka (AFP) Dec 31, 2014 - United Nations experts said Wednesday they found "limited immediate impact" on the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh after a major oil spill early in December. Local forestry officials raised the alarm when hundreds of thousands of litres of furnace oil were spilt into the forest's vast network of rivers and canals after a tanker sank following a collision with a ... more


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