deforestation
Take stern action to protect our environment
Ineffectiveness of government measures raises concerns
19 October 2024, 06:00 AM
Preserving our future by saving our forests
Most of the forest and relevant laws in practice are from the British regime, and devoid of any consideration of the people.
10 September 2024, 06:30 AM
Sal forest shrinking fast
The Sal forest under Madhupur National Park in Tangail is disappearing at an alarming rate due to unabated tree felling and grabbing of land.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
We must abandon our ecocidal mindset
The relentless deforestation happening across Bangladesh persists unchecked
27 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Madhupur Sal Forest: Of deforestation and vanishing wildlife
The Madhupur Sal Forest in Tangail, once teeming with diverse wildlife such as peacocks, wild buffalo, and deer, is now facing a devastating impact from deforestation, food shortages, and poaching.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Mountain tourism: Balancing beauty and ecology
Mountain tourism must embrace an eco-friendly and community-centric approach.
27 September 2023, 08:30 AM
Understanding climate change: Causes, effects, and solutions
Climate change is a phenomenon that impacts everyone on earth. Although some might think of climate change as something that will affect us in the future, it is an ongoing process and we are already seeing its effects. Ecosystems and people across the globe are being heavily impacted by it. Ever wondered why the weather has been going haywire recently? Or why more and more of the arctic region is melting away?
14 June 2023, 10:10 AM
How forestry projects destroy forests
Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.
21 March 2023, 03:00 AM
What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?
Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
31 December 2022, 06:13 AM
Conservation science has moved on. We, too, must adapt and change.
The threats resulting from climate warming and loss of nature are no longer theoretical, but a brutal reality.
5 November 2022, 18:56 PM
Cox’s Bazar forests in grave danger
The critical biodiversity areas in Cox’s Bazar -- Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, Himchhari National Park and Inani National Park -- face a grave risk of peril due to high level of human interventions following the Rohingya influx, according to two recent studies.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Hands off protected forestland
It is difficult to imagine a recent move by the public administration ministry to get allocation of 700 acres of protected forestland in
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Owner held for burning trees in brick kiln
Law enforcers arrested a brickfield owner on Wednesday for baking bricks allegedly using forest trees at his kiln in Muktagachha upazila of the district.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Forests are no one's property to destroy at will
Worrying developments have been reported in the remote forests of Bhola's Manpura Island where trees are being cut down indiscriminately to fuel brick kilns or for other purposes.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high
The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data shows, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle.
24 November 2018, 11:24 AM
Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary: Plan to build road without clearance
The Roads and Highways Department is razing parts of Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram to build a 12km road without assessing its environmental impact or obtaining permission from the environment ministry.
9 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Video catches baby elephant rescue in Sri Lanka
A young elephant is rescued from an uncovered drain in Sri Lanka's southern port of Hambantota. The calf appears to have fallen into a drain on the main road leading to the port.
31 May 2016, 11:20 AM
Criminals busy making it barren
A few gangs are plundering trees from the reserve forest at Gangamati near Kuakata of Patuakhali.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Bringing the forests back to life
Economic growth has meant many countries of this region have substantial capacity to direct public expenditures for forest restoration should it be made a national priority.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM