A massive tree plantation can help reduce carbon emission to a substantial level and that is very important to face the adverse impact of climate change in the region including its vast Barind tract.There is no alternative to create more forest area which needs an adequate financial support from both national and international donor agencies.
The observations came at the launching ceremony of a tree plantation programme at Rajshahi University (RU) campus here on Monday.
RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, Pro-VC Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha and Provost of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall Prof Abdur Rahman, among others, spoke on the occasion.
Prof Abdus Sobhan said an optimum afforestation could help stop degradation of environment and biodiversity making the country a safe habitat for all.
Expanding the country’s forest area to 25 percent of the total landscape will protect Bangladesh from the possible alarming consequences of the ongoing climate change, he added.
Institution level tree plantation has a bigger role towards inspiring the students to more tree plantation leading to protecting environment from further degradation.
This is the time of making the tree plantation popular among the teachers, guardians and students to sustainable reduction of carbon emission coupled with mitigating the adverse impact of climate change.
Stressing the need for formulating a time-befitting policy, Prof Sobhan pointed out that the present impacts of climate change have adversely affected the region’s agriculture, irrigation, navigation, ecology, bio-diversity, weather, environment and underground water levels.
Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha stressed conducting more research to innovate newer technologies and ways for adaptation and expanded cultivation of stress tolerant and high yielding crops thorough popularising those among the farmers.
