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title: Save Sundarbans forest from the threat of coal
date: 2017-01-05T23:06:24Z
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I have been working with anti-coal activists in Bangladesh for over a year now to stop the 1320 megawatt Rampal coal plant from being built in Sundarbans forest — the world’s largest mangrove forest. In November I joined them in a 10,000 strong people’s march and mass assembly to stop the coal plant.

![unnamed](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed.png)

Now, our partners on the ground have decided to escalate the movement and declared **this Saturday 7 Jan** as a global day of protest against the Rampal coal plant. They have asked us to help get people to stand in solidarity and **demand the Bangladesh government scrap the coal plant and protect the Sundarbans** — a delicate ecosystem which is home to the world-renowned Royal Bengal Tiger and the highly vulnerable Irrawaddy Dolphin.

**[Will you share a photo or short message in support of people fighting to #SaveSundarbans?](https://act.350.org/go/13276?ak_proof=1&t=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=19217.4518.EbeOuV)**

Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest, running through India and Bangladesh. It forms a crucial natural defense against cyclones but now the Rampal coal plant is threatening its very existence.

**Activists in Bangladesh have withstood arrests, tear gas, death threats- yet they are standing strong and determined. [Stand with them by sharing your message with them today. ](https://act.350.org/go/13276?ak_proof=1&t=2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit&akid=19217.4518.EbeOuV)**

Putting a spotlight on the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sundarbans forest will send a powerful message to the Bangladesh government that it has to shut down work at the Rampal coal plant and stop harassing the brave anti-coal activists in Bangladesh.

Let’s stand in solidarity with brave forest protectors in Bangladesh to #SaveSundarbans from coal.