Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is of the view that there is some other motive behind the Rampal power plant protests.
Category: Biodiversity
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…
Minimise farmers’ knowledge gap on climate change: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday emphasised minimising the knowledge gap of farmers about climate change adaptation to boost food production and ensure food security in the country.
Flowering plant origins pushed back 100 million years
By Jeremy Coles
Holistic approach needed to conserve beneficial insects
Holistic approach needs to be adopted to conserve the beneficial insects in the greater interest of maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance.
Three-day Bonsai exhibition begins in Rajshahi
A three-day Bonsai exhibition and competition began here on Friday aims at making the bonsai culture popular among the people.
Smart approach to house spider survey
By Ella Davies
Two new species of octocorals discovered in the Pacific Ocean
The vast expanse of the Earth’s oceans makes finding a new species like finding a needle in a haystack. In fact, finding a needle in a haystack may be easier than finding a new species of octocoral in the Pacific…
Briquette gains popularity as low cost alternative fuel
Briquette, a hard block made from coal dust, is gradually getting popular among the city dwellers as an alternative fuel, for its relatively lower price, for household as well as commercial cooking.
More than 100 houses eroded by Madhumati in Chitalmari
More than one hundred houses along with homesteads were eroded by the river Madhumati of Chitalmari Upazila in the district during the last few months.
Conservation of natural resources vital for vigorous environment
Conservation of natural resources has become indispensable for addressing the adverse impacts of climate change that has been acknowledged as a major threat to the region in the present context, scientists and researchers say.
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.
Uncertainty looms over terrestrial ecosystems
By Jutta Wolf
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.
Long march against Rampal project planned
The National Committee on Protection of Oil and Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has announced a long march to reignite the demand for scrapping a project to build a power plant in Rampal near the Sundarbans.
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.
Invasive ants: ‘Stowaway’ insects spreading around world
The problem of invasive ants may be far worse than previously thought.
Forest fires a major threat to Bhutan’s biodiversity
Despite stern legislation and public awareness programmes in place to curb forest fires, still the problem persists as it tops the list of threats the country’s forest coverage. Forest fires are a major environmental problem in Bhutan.
Tremor jolts Sylhet
Sylhet – A light earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Sunday afternoon.
‘Golden rice’ GM trial vandalised in the Philippines
By Matt McGrath
Chernobyl’s legacy recorded in trees
By Mark Kinver
A new thermal sensor discovered in insects
Debra Goldberg, ENN
River erosion wreaks havoc to Kurigram villages
3,400 families lose homes in 3 months Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the district homeless…
‘Insect Soup’ holds DNA key for monitoring biodiversity
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have shown that sequencing the DNA of crushed up creepy crawlies can accelerate the monitoring and cataloguing of biodiversity around the world.
Experts for elephant route mapping in CHT
A comprehensive mapping of elephant routes and corridors is essential to carry out development works in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) averting man-elephant conflicts in elephant ranges, say experts.