The wild frontier of animal welfare Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth Soil degradation: the problems and how to fix them How We Can Put a Halt to Biodiversity Loss Rhino numbers recover, but new threats emerge Govt afforests over 25,000 hectares of land in nearly three years How to stop discarded face masks from polluting the planet How plastics contribute to climate change Unplanned industrialisation killing the Sutang river ‘Covid-19 medical waste disposal neglected’
Archive for: January, 2021

OP-ED: Eco-tourism: An opportunity for Bangladesh

Dhaka, 10 January, 2020: It presents an opportunity to both protect the environment and expand Bangladesh’s tourism industry. The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day, which was celebrated on September 27 with the theme of  “Tourism and Rural Development,” is to celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities […]

Where did all the deer in Katka wildlife sanctuary go?

Dhaka, 7 January, 2020: Herds of spotted deer have flocked to the Kokilmoni Forest in the Sharonkhola Range of the Sundarbans during the eight-month ban on visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the scene was quite different in the Katka wildlife sanctuary, which typically boasts a much larger deer population. Spotted deer are the second-biggest […]

Ten renewable energy trends to watch in 2021

Dhaka, 7 January, 2020: Even after Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy. “2020 was the year of positive surprises for the environment in a way that very few saw coming,” says Jeff McDermott, head of Nomura Greentech. “It was the breakout year in […]

10 Best Health Tips for Children

Dhaka, 6 January, 2020: As a parent, an important concern you may have is to develop and maintain the good health of your child. Feeding nutritious food to kids, at proper intervals, is a challenge faced by most of the parents. Starting from food, exercise, sleep, family time, doctor visits to following good manners at […]

Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia: A Holistic Approach to the SDGs

Dhaka, 5 January, 2021: Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still accounts for more than half of the world’s hungry, or undernourished, at approximately 381 million people. Working toward Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), “Zero Hunger,” will require […]

The importance of biodiversity for our own safety

Dhaka, 5 January, 2021: Protecting biodiversity plays a crucial part in achieving the emissions reductions. The destruction of forest ecosystems is responsible for 11 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans, so conserving forests would stop the release of these gases into the atmosphere. Trees and plants also store carbon in their […]

প্লাস্টিক দূষণ মায়ের গর্ভফুলেও

ঢাকা, ৪ জানুয়ারী, ২০২১: দিনে দিনে বড় হুমকি হয়ে উঠছে প্লাস্টিক দূষণ। সাগরতলে মাছের পেট থেকে শুরু করে পর্বতের ওপর পর্যন্ত সব জায়গায় পৌঁছে গেছে প্লাস্টিক। তবে এবার বিজ্ঞানীরা যা জানিয়েছেন, তা সত্যিকার অর্থেই অনেক বড় উদ্বেগের বিষয়। মায়ের গর্ভফুলেও পৌঁছে গেছে প্লাস্টিক। এমন ঘটনা এই প্রথম প্রত্যক্ষ করলেন বিজ্ঞানীরা। ইতালিতে কয়েকজন অন্তঃসত্ত্বা নারীর গর্ভফুলে […]

Climate project is being implemented by cutting down trees !!

Dhaka, 4 January, 2020: Climate project is being implemented by cutting down trees !! While the government is giving more priority to planting trees to deal with the harmful effects of climate change, it is unbelievable that climate projects are being implemented by cutting down trees. A serious allegation has been levelled against the Implementation Committee […]

মাগুরায় মাত্রাতিরিক্ত সিসা থাকায় কৃষিপণ্য বর্জনের পরামর্শ

ঢাকা, ২ জানুয়ারী, ২০২১: বারাশিয়া গ্রামের মাটি ও কৃষিপণ্যে অতিরিক্ত সিসার উপস্থিতি আছে। তাই সেখানে উৎপাদিত পণ্য পরিহারের পরামর্শ দিয়েছে প্রাণিসম্পদ বিভাগ। মাগুরা সদর উপজেলার বারাশিয়া গ্রামের মাটি ও কৃষিপণ্যের ১১টি নমুনা পরীক্ষায় মাত্রাতিরিক্ত হারে সিসার উপস্থিতি পাওয়া গেছে। এমন পরিস্থিতিতে প্রাণঘাতী সিসার বিষক্রিয়া থেকে মুক্তি পেতে সেখানকার খেতে উৎপাদিত কৃষিপণ্য খাদ্যতালিকা থেকে সরিয়ে নেওয়ার পরামর্শ […]

Wetlands and climate change: A more potent connection than meets the eye

Dhaka, 2 January, 2021: The overlooked potential of wetlands can be a key to building climate change resilience Natural features in wetlands are proving to be essential in building climate change resilience. Wetlands are either temporarily (eg, intertidal zones) or permanently, (eg, swamps water-infused lands).  Additionally, wetlands are considered the largest ‘carbon sink’ in the […]

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