Identified as a World Heritage Site, the Sunderban Biosphere Reserve is a complex scenario of human habitation impacts, conservation issues, livelihood issues and conflicts between the people and government authorities. In 2002, fishermen were denied access to traditional fishing grounds on the island of Jambudwip by the Forest Department, which resulted in serious conflicts and the death of people. The eviction drive by the Forest Department on the orders of the Supreme Court and concurrent development activities of the Government resulted in escalating conflicts. Within these conflicts, a Rs.540 Crore (Rs. 5.4 Billion) tourism development project was being sanctioned by the West Bengal Government to the Sahara India Group. Paucity of information and reluctance of the proponent groups to divulge information on the type, quality and availability of land that has been allotted for the Project, made it imperative that an investigation be carried out. The Sahara India Group’s plans for developing tourism infrastructure in Sunderban its needed investigation in terms of impacts on the ecological values of Sunderban Biosphere Reserve and its socio-economic aspects . This publication details the information that was obtained during the investigation which led to a campaign against the project. Contact: [email protected], +91.80.25457607 Visit: www.equitabletourism.org, www.equitabletourism.org/stage/readfull.php?AID=658