Vultures have suffered something of an image problem over the years. Eating the bodies of dead animals has never attracted us to them. But now a project – supported by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – is trying to…
Category: Environment
Must-see: Amazonian butterflies drink turtle tears
The sight of butterflies flocking onto the heads of yellow-spotted river turtles in the western Amazon rain forest is not uncommon, at least if one is able to sneak up on the skittish reptiles. But the reason why butterflies congregate…
Intensive research for further expansion of betel leaf farming stressed
Betel leaf grows in different areas of the country as an important cash crop.
Stress tolerant paddy farming becomes popular in Bangladesh
Cultivation of stress tolerant paddies has become popular among farmers in Bangladesh after repeated successes achieved in recent years.
DNA study suggests climate change did kill off mammoth
Researchers have found evidence to suggest that climate change, rather than humans, was the main factor that drove the woolly mammoth to extinction.
Himalayas need many disaster warning systems
Athar Parvaiz
EU China solar panel trade war looms
The European Commission is on the verge of a trade war with China over the import of solar panels worth 21bn euros (£18bn) a year.
Academies for climate research, policy, practice in cards
International research centres have joined forces to create a series of resilience academies, which will support new research and build links between scientists, policymakers and development workers. The academies will focus on how to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods in…
Disaster risk reduction and adaption urged for community resilience
The United Nations Development Programme and its partners in Bangladesh at a national policy dialogue in the city on Tuesday highlighted the importance of treating climate change adaptations and disaster risk reduction through aligned national policies and spending.
Low quality for imperfect rotting a reason Unfair jute prices worry growers in Thakurgaon
Farmers in the district are counting heavy losses as they are forced to sell their raw jute at low prices.
Risk reduction in disaster-prone areas for food security stressed
There is no alternative to adaptation with climate change impacts to reduce risk and vulnerability in the disaster-prone backward areas for ensuring food security and livelihoods of the poor and disadvantaged population.
Flood situation worsens further in Gaibandha
Overall flood situation in the district further worsened as water level of the Brahmaputra river rose by 40cm in last 24 hours ending this morning.
Saving swans from dangers of migration
Over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of swans and geese will arrive in the UK, as they attempt to escape the Arctic cold.
Nature’s biggest treasure hunt
Shaney Hudson
Ghana’s dead whales: Oil linked denied
Ghana has dismissed accusations that oil operations could have caused the deaths of several whales washed up on beaches over the past week.
BINA scientists develop 71 varieties of different crops
Scientists of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) here said 71 varieties of different crops including rice and legumes developed by them have been contributing a lot to the country’s agriculture.
Early earthquake preparedness for reducing losses stressed
The extent of losses of human lives during earthquake could be reduced substantially through creating awareness about the natural calamity among students and adopting early preparedness, speakers said on Sunday.
Brahmaputra, Ghagot cross danger level in Gaibandha
Water level of the Brahmaputra and the Ghagot, two major rivers of Gaibandha, crossed danger mark on Sunday night inundating the river basin and char areas.
Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by poachers in Hwange
Poachers have used poison to kill 41 elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, an official has told the BBC.
Bat flaps used to help clear Galashiels railway tunnel
A series of one-way flaps and pipes have been fitted to a Victorian rail tunnel in the Borders to enable bats to leave ahead of renovation works.
The great Cold War potato beetle battle
By Lucy Burns
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.
Climate change mitigation policy demanded at RU seminar
Speakers at Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday demanded that the government should adopt an effective policy to face the challenges of climate changes and to reduce the bad effect of this.
Second whale stranded in Firth of Forth is put down
A minke whale has been put down by vets after it became stranded in the Firth of Forth just days after the death of a pilot whale in the area.
E-cigarettes ‘as effective’ as nicotine patches
By James Gallagher
Mozena for using advanced, clean cookstoves
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Saturday laid emphasis on using advanced and clean cookstoves and pledged that the US government will work with Bangladesh government and other stakeholders to help flourish the use of such cookstoves.
Holistic approach sought to tackle disaster management
Speakers at a dialogue here on Saturday stressed going for a new holistic approach of building disaster resilience to tackle the increasingly overlapping shocks of natural disasters and economic crisis. They recommended appropriate macro-economic and disaster management policies at local…
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.
Climate change may have impacted half of 2012′s extreme weather
By Carolyn Gramling
Asian hornets ‘heading for Britain’
Swarms of vicious Asian hornets may soon be heading across the Channel to attack the UK’s bee colonies.