Indonesia’s highest Islamic clerical body has issued a fatwa against illegal hunting and wildlife trafficking.
Category: Environment
Clue to earthquake lightning mystery
Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to predict earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, US scientists say.
Transplantation of Boro seedlings nearly completion in Gaibandha
Transplantation of Boro seedlings is nearly completion in all the seven upazilas in the district during the current Boro season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers to get desired yield.
Tobacco cultivation threatens public health, food security
Speakers at a human chain have asked for discouraging the farmers in farming tobacco as its increasing cultivation poses severe threats to the public health, food security as well as environment.
Academy Awards ceremony gets biggest TV audience in 10 years
Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, was watched by 43 million TV viewers in the US.
Camera lowered into deep ocean trench finds unexpected creatures
Scientists have taken their first look into the previously unexplored New Hebrides deep-sea trench in the Pacific Ocean.
Crop diversity decline ‘threatens food security’
Fewer crop species are feeding the world than 50 years ago – raising concerns about the resilience of the global food system, a study has shown.
Bumper potato production expected in Khulna division
Farmers and agronomists are expecting a bumper production of Potato in ten south-western districts under Khulna division in this current season.
Snake eats crocodile after battle in Australia
A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it.
Tesco criticised by Greenpeace over tuna brand
Campaigners have accused Tesco of stocking a brand of tuna that is caught in a way that can harm other wildlife.
Burping, farting cows release more methane than you think
It’s been known for a long time that livestock, primarily cows, pigs, and sheep, emit a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere. Just last week, a build-up of methane in a barn in Germany ignited and exploded, although the barn’s…
Sustainable employment for climate displaced persons urged
Cox’s Bazar city is now full of climate displaced peoples from its different vulnerable upazilas and other districts of the country. They are living here are there and their rights of housing, lands and property totally absent. As a result…
Global warming slowdown likely to be brief: Science bodies
Oslo – A slowdown in the pace of global warming so far this century is likely to be only a pause in a longer-term trend of rising temperatures, the science academies of the United States and Britain said on Thursday.
Seaweed could be key to weight loss, study suggests
Seaweed could be the secret ingredient to losing weight, research has suggested.
Science academies explain global warming reality
Washington — Man-made global warming is worsening and will disrupt both the natural world and human society, warns a joint report of two of the world’s leading scientific organizations.
Whale of a tail slaps woman on excursion boat
A woman on a whale-watching excursion off the coast of Mexico learned the power of a whale’s tail firsthand when it slapped her in the face.
Limitations of climate engineering
From: Jan Steffen Despite international agreements on climate protection and political declarations of intent, global greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased. On the contrary, they continue to increase. With a growing world population and significant industrialization in emerging markets such…
Calculating your water footprint
From: Robin Blackstone, ENN Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people worldwide for at least a month each year and in the same way that each of us has a carbon footprint, Professor Arjen Hoekstra of the University of Twente in…
Smell of forest pine can limit climate change – researchers
By Matt McGrath New research suggests a strong link between the powerful smell of pine trees and climate change.
North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
By Jonathan Amos The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months.
Excellent flowering predicts bumper litchi production in N’dists
Bumper production of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit of litchi is likely this season following excellent flowering amid favourable climatic condition so far in the northern districts, officials and experts said today.
Mango trees sprout buds in Rajshahi,Chapainawabgonj
As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting buds in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
PM calls for austerity in using electricity
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the country’s electricity consumers to adopt austerity measures in using electricity to reduce their bills so that power tariff hike would not create problem for them. “Adopt austerity measures to reduce electricity bills…use…
‘Spending 2% on CSR won’t help if companies keep damaging environment’
Making it mandatory for corporates to spend 2 per cent of profits on CSR will not benefit the society if they continue to adopt corrupt practices that are damaging to the environment, Planning Commission member Arun Maira said today.
Ancient woodland losses ‘not accounted for’, say campaigners
By Matt McGrath The scale of ancient woodland being lost to development in Britain is being made worse because of a lack of accurate data. The Woodland Trust says that systems are so poor, the government cannot say how much…
Climate change impact poses threat to fish species
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in the region especially in its high Barind tract.
Indonesia: Rising sea ‘threatens 1,500 islands’
As many as 1,500 of Indonesia’s islands could be under water by 2050 because of rising sea levels, it’s been reported.
Nod to cut down 500 Sal trees of reserved forest
The Cabinet has approved felling of 500 Sal trees, valued for timber, to develop the road from Joydebpur to Mauna, Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan has said. “The approval was given to implement the Joydebpur-Mymensingh road development project before time,”…
2 unauthorised Ctg shipyards evicted
Two illegal shipyards built by destroying coastal forests at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong district were evicted by the Authorities on Monday. The two shipyards — SK Steel and SK Ship Breaker — were built illegally on lands under coastal forests…
Follow building code to make buildings quake resistant: Experts
Engineers and experts at a workshop in the city on Sunday underlined the need for following the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) strictly to make all establishments earthquake resistant. The workshop titled “Retrofitting of vulnerable buildings and quality construction of…