Dhaka, 29 November, 2020: 'Unfortunately there is no vaccine for climate change' The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than Covid-19. Even as the pandemic rages, climate change is not taking a break from […]
Dhaka, 29 November, 2020: Well-managed forests last forever and rely on the forest cycle – plant, grow, fell, plant, grow, fell. The cycle includes: Preparation – in some places we need to prepare the ground before planting. To give our trees the best start, we create mounds of soil to plant them in. Planting – planting is […]
ঢাকা, ২৬ নভেম্বর, ২০২০: একবার ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিকের উৎপাদন বাড়ানো এবং এর ব্যবহার দেশে মারাত্মক পরিবেশ দূষণ ঘটাচ্ছে বলে মত দিয়েছেন বিশেষজ্ঞরা। এ ধরনের ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিক উৎপাদন এবং ব্যবহার নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও নিষিদ্ধ করার জন্য সরকারকে অনুরোধ জানান তারা। পাশাপাশি পরিবেশকে দূষণ ও মারাত্মক অবক্ষয়ের হাত থেকে বাঁচাতে প্যাকেজিং, টিউব এবং স্যাশের মধ্যে একবার ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিকের ব্যবহার […]
Dhaka, 25 November, 2020: Agriculture has been the most significant sector in Bangladesh economy. This sector generated 38.58 per cent employment in 2019 as against the global average rate of employment of 26.86 per cent employment in agriculture (as a percentage of total employment). Agricultural production has increased in the last few years. However, due […]
Dhaka, 23 November, 2020: We may blame Covid-19 for drawing our attention away from biodiversity conservation. But the truth is, for a long time, we have been talking about biodiversity a lot, rather than saving it. That is why the World Wildlife Fund International estimates that the earth's wildlife has gone down by almost 70 percent […]
Dhaka, 23 November, 2020: Biodiversity means an ecological sachet ? the variety of species, their genetic makeup and the natural communities in which they occur. The theme for World Environment Day 2020 is "Celebrate Biodiversity", and will be hosted in Colombia in partnership with Germany. Colombia is one of the largest "Megadiverse" nations in the […]
Dhaka, 22 November, 2020: Plastics are pervasive in our environment and are the source of unprecedented pollution in our water, food, and bodies. The undeniable problem of plastic pollution is compounded by the synthetic chemicals found within plastics. Often referred to as "additives," these chemicals can easily leach from plastic products into the surrounding environment. Due to the widespread use […]
Dhaka, 18 November, 2020: If the devastating effects of climate change on the marine ecosystem and coastal areas are not addressed, then the fishing communities of Bangladesh will be among the first to suffer On Wednesday, October 20, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) organized a webinar titled “Impact of Climate Change on the Bay of Bengal […]
ঢাকা, ১৭ নভেম্বর, ২০২০: পলিথিন-প্লাস্টিক ও অপচনশীল বর্জ্য অবাধে ফেলা হচ্ছে বরিশালের কীর্তনখোলাসহ দক্ষিণাঞ্চলের বিভিন্ন নদ-নদীতে। এতে পানিদূষণের পাশাপাশি নদীর পরিবেশ-প্রতিবেশ ও জীববৈচিত্র্য হুমকির মুখে পড়েছে আগেই। এখন নতুন বিপদ শুরু হয়েছে কীর্তনখোলা খনন করতে গিয়ে। তলদেশে পলিথিনের স্তর এতটাই পুরু হয়েছে যে খননকাজ বিঘ্নিত হচ্ছে। ৪০ কিলোমিটার দৈর্ঘ্যের কীর্তনখোলা দক্ষিণাঞ্চলের নৌ যোগাযোগের প্রধান মাধ্যম। […]
Dhaka, 16 November, 2020: 700-800 visitors enter the Sundarbans on 16-17 ships on the first day of reopening File Photo (Collected) The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic. On the first day of reopening, 700-800 visitors entered the world's largest […]