Large numbers of children in Britain are missing out on the natural world, a study from the RSPB suggests.
Category: Forestry
Battle in the Himalayas
Apa Sherpa’s battle and struggles in the Himalayas- to raise awareness about Climate Change in the mountain communities and the successful completion of the historic Great Himalaya Trai-Climate Smart Celebrity Trek (15 Jan-22 April 2012).
Wentwood Forest: Larch disease felling in ancient woodland
The felling of diseased trees across an area the size of around 300 football pitches is taking place at Wales’ largest ancient woodland.
Rampal plant to woo India: BNP
The government’s insistence on building the Rampal thermal power plant near the Sundarbans despite waves of protests is intended to please India and ensure the Awami League’s stay in power, BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia has claimed.
No harm to Sundarbans, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is of the view that there is some other motive behind the Rampal power plant protests.
Warmer world pushing tropical trees upslope ‘exactly as predicted’
Tropical tree communities are moving up mountainsides to cooler habitats as temperatures rise, a new study in Global Change Biology has found. By examining the tree species present in ten one-hectare plots at various intervals over a decade, researchers found…
IBBL distributes saplings of trees in Gaibandha
Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), Gaibandha branch has been distributing saplings of different trees among the academic institutions including the beneficiaries in the district for the last few days.
Wildfires seen worsening with climate change
Research by environmental scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) brings bad news to the western United States, where firefighters are currently battling dozens of fires in at least 11 states.
Trawler laden with Sundari wood seized from Bagerhat
A trawler laden with cut banned Sundari wood of Sundarban forest was seized by the forest department from the river Dratan that flows by the side of Bagerhat district town on the night of Sunday.
European forests near ‘carbon saturation point’
By Mark Kinver
Dams fail green test: Indian MOEF denies big two clearance
Guwahati – The ministry of environment and forests has denied forest clearance to the 1,500MW Tipaimukh hydel project in Manipur and the 3,000MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh.
Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest
Ecuador has abandoned a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. President Rafael Correa said rich nations had failed to back the…
Late autumn ‘to bring bumper fruit crop’ for wildlife
A late autumn is set to bring a bumper crop of fruits and berries for wildlife in the UK countryside, experts say.
Chernobyl’s legacy recorded in trees
By Mark Kinver
Environment Saplings distributed in Chapainawabganj
Non-government organisation Agriculture Sustainable and Socio Economic Development Organisation (ASSEDO) distributed 2,200 saplings of fruits and wood trees among ultra poor women at Alatuli union under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Tuesday under its ‘Nadi-O-Jiban-2’ project with the association Concern World…
‘Tree plantation can help reduce poverty in char areas’
Extensive tree plantation can help eradicating poverty in the char areas alongside addressing the adverse impact of climate change, development activists said.
Vietnamese lagoon project ‘a success’in reducing pollution
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‘Change hostile attitude towards tigers’
Speakers at a discussion here on Monday urged all to change their ‘hostile attitude’ towards the tiger to save the endangered animal.
Deforestation in Africa’s Congo Basin rainforest slows
By Rebecca Morelle
Fortnight long Barisal division tree fair begins
The fortnight long Barisal divisional tree fair started at Bangabandhu Udyan premises of the city Sunday.
Weeklong tree fair begins in Faridpur
A weeklong tree fair, organized jointly by district administration, District Agriculture Extension Department and District Social Forestry Department, was Inaugurated here on Friday on Brahma Samaj Road. DC of Faridpur Mainuddin Ahmed attended the inaugural function as the chief guest…
Tree fair begins in Moulvibazar
A seven day-long tree fair began at Moulvibazar Government High School Playground in the district town on Monday.
Indonesia’s fires are a global concern
During the smoky season, or “musim kabut” as it is called in Indonesia, skeletons of leaves fall from the sky and disintegrate like melting snowflakes in children’s hands.
Adequate fruit trees must for nutrition, eco-balance
Raising of adequate fruit-bearing trees is very important for ensuring nutritional demands plus ensuring food security, ecological balance and biodiversity.
Forest decline due to airborne particles
From: Andy Soos, ENN
Even trees don’t escape political agitation: Minister
Trees cut down to block roads during strikes is usual in Bangladesh which is why receent political agitations has led the nation to pay a price in green, the Environment Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud has claimed.
Call to enact new law to save forests
Speakers at a discussion at Rajshahi University yesterday urged the government to enact a new forest law to preserve the forest . With the theme of the day “Think. Eat. Save” Institute of Environmental Science (IES) of the university organised…
Tk 1 crore revenue loss from forests
The government is being deprived of revenue worth about Tk1 crore every year due to corrupt practices by some dishonest officials and employees in the Sunamganj forest department.
Sundarbans ‘Mawals’ collecting honey
The honey collectors who are locally known as ‘Mawals’ are now very busy in Sundarban forest for collection of honey.