Taking a swipe at those creating unnecessary tension about the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is nothing to be worried about it as modern technology is being used to ensure its safety.
Category: Pollution
Forests and marine resources continue to shrink
By Maged Srour ROME, Jul 12 2018 (IPS) – Deforestation and unsustainable farming are depriving the planet of forests, while destructive practices in fishing are limiting the chance to sustainably manage our oceans.
Soil degradation – largest environmental issue of our time
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 13 (IPS) – Land degradation caused by human activities is occurring at an alarming rate across the world, and the cost will be steep if no action is taken.
Oil-laden train derails in B’baria, spill in nearby canals
Brahmanbaria, June 30 – Rail communications on Chattogram-Sylhet route snapped as an oil-laden train derailed in Shamarailkandi area here on Saturday night.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in estuaries threatens seafood
Antibiotic pollution and resistance genes released into the natural environment by human activity are causing local bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance in estuaries.
Halda – BD’s last spawning river of carps – gets death blow
Experts of a special team have recently released test results from water samples they collected from the Halda River, finding it to be extremely polluted.
Agriculture the greatest source of water pollution: FAO
Agriculture is now the greatest source of water pollution worldwide, and among the most dangerous agro-pollutants is antibiotics and genes of resistant antibiotics, according to the FAO.
Mount Everest,the high-altitude rubbish dump
KATHMANDU, (BSS/AFP) – Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
The versatile bamboo – when a grass towers over the trees
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi, Jun 12, 2018 (IPS) – As governments scramble for corrective options to the worsening land degradation set to cost the global economy a whopping 23 trillion dollars within the next 30 years, a humble grass…
Plastic tsunamis threaten coast in Latin America
Although Latin America produces just five percent of the world’s plastic, it imports billions of tons annually for the use of all kinds of products, some of which end up in the sea as garbage.
Stop plastic making: BD imports Tk20 bn raw materials a year
Dhaka, June 4 – Traders are importing Tk 2,000 crore worth of plastic raw-materials every year in the country, which seriously created an adverse impact on the environment.
World Environment Day highlights deadly cost of plastic
By Sopho Kharazi Rome, May 31, 2018 (IPS) – On June 5th, World Environment Day will be hosted under the banner of “Beat Plastic Pollution,” aiming to raise awareness and civic engagement alongside creating a global movement to reduce the…
Conflict theory and biosphere annihilation
Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out that existing conflict theory pays little attention to the extinction-causing conflict being ongoingly generated by human over-consumption in the finite planetary biosphere (and, among…
Shipping, industry threaten famed home of the Bengal Tiger
By Naimul Haq Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19 (IPS) – Toxic chemical pollution in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, is threatening thousands of marine and forest species and has environmentalists deeply concerned about the future of this…
Coal-laden sunken cargo rescue resumes in Poshur 9 days later
Work to salvage the coal-laden cargo vessel which capsized in the Pashur River of the Sundarbans under Mongla upazila resumed on Sunday after a suspension of nine days.
‘Govt must undestrand effects of Rampal power on Sundarbans’
Dhaka, May 18 – Rights activist Sultana Kamal on Friday said the government and the people must realize the after-effect of the Rampal power plant project. “All must realise what will happen after the operation of Rampal power plant project…
Paper-giant cut forests during conservation meet – Greenpeace
Bangkok, (AP/UNB) — Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world’s largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.The announcement Wednesday, triggered by…
Cities sue European Commission on vehicle emissions rules
May 15 2018 — The European Court of Justice will hear arguments this week to determine whether three European cities can challenge vehicle emissions regulations set by the European Commission and agreed by national governments. The cities of Paris, Brussels…
Dilemma over selling Barapukuria power plant’s ash
Power Development Board (PDB) is in dilemma over selling dry fly ash of Barapukiria unit-3 coal-fired power plant as the lone bidder proposed to buy it at Tk 550 per tonne.
Green groups seek steps to keep Dhaka air
Dhaka, May 3 – Speakers at a programme in the city on Friday urged the government to take effective steps to make Dhaka a dust and smoke-free city.
Thirteen cities commit to creating green & healthy streets.
13 pioneering mayors have committed to the Green and Healthy Streets Declaration pledging to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Signatories to the Green and Healthy…
Industries fined for polluting environment
Dhaka, April 24 – The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined eight factories Tk 20 lakh for polluting the environment in Dhaka, Savar, Gazipur and Jamalpur.
Ex-NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m (£3.2m) to cover the lapsed US financial commitment to the Paris climate accord.
Kick single use plastic out of your life
Learn why plastic is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life and your community to take action. Creating a sustainable world for future generations requires that we commit to managing deadly waste from our modern…
Experts for eliminating plastics to make planet secure
As Bangladesh joined the world in observing Earth Day on Sunday, experts sought measures to eliminate single-use plastics along with global regulation for the disposal of plastics.
Bangladesh has 80-fold increase in plastic use since 1990
The use of plastic in Bangladesh increased 80 times in past 28 years, claimed a green group, Save the Environment Movement (POBA), on Saturday.
Over 1m people demand globally: Cut single-use plastics
Washington, DC, 18 April 2018 – More than one million people ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) are demanding that the world’s largest corporations reduce their production of single-use plastic.
Bangladesh’s air quality falling fast: report
DHAKA, April 18, 2018 – A global study has warned that the air quality in Bangladesh has been falling fast since 2010, taking the concentration of dangerous substance, known as particulate matter or PM 2.5, in the air to 10 times…
Plastic pollution is killing the planet – Take it seriously
This is installment 1 of an Earth Day series: “Houston, we have a problem” In a series of emails from Worldwatch this month, learn why plastic waste is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life…
‘Save Mathabhanga-Churni River’ campaign in W Bengal
April 17, 2018 SANDRP On 10th April 2018 around 500 fishers assembled at Majhdia, a town bordering Bangladesh in the district of Nadia (W Bengal), to publicly voice their protest against killing of rivers Mathabhanga and Churni. Majhdia town reverberated…