The forest department withdrew the ban on the people’s access to forest resources in Chandpai and Swarankhola ranges in Sundarbans on Saturday, nearly two months after its issuance in face of frequent fire incidents in the forest areas.
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Joan Rivers’ belongings fetch $2.2 mn at NY auction
Items owned by the late television host and female comedian Joan Rivers fetched $2.2 million at a New York auction on Wednesday. The top lot was a jeweled, gold-mounted Faberge photograph frame from late 19th century Russia which fetched $245,000…
Record number of people killed for protecting the environment
More than three people were killed every week for trying to protect their land, forests and rivers against industries last year, with Southeast Asia emerging as one of the most dangerous regions for environmental activists. The new report by international…
Tree plantation for improving environment stressed
Rangpur Correspondent Tree plantation must be turned into a more effective social movement for building a safer planet through improving environment, ecology and biodiversity amid frightening climate change threat. The opinion came at launching ceremony of fortnight-long ‘Wood, Fruit and…
Dozens of pilot whales stranded in Indonesia, eight dead
Eight pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation, an official said Thursday. Thirty-two of the short-finned pilot whales came ashore during high tide early…
Sanctuary offers hope for endangered Philippine eagle
Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction. Tropical rainforest destruction and relentless…
India, US reaffirm their commitment to join Paris Agreement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday committed themselves to join the Paris climate change deal this year, which would provide a “significant global momentum” towards implementation of the historic agreement, a top White House official…
World Environment Day Sunday
The World Environment Day, 2016 will observed in the country as elsewhere around the world on Sunday with a view to creating awareness among people about protecting national resources, including the wildlife and forest. The theme for this year’s World…
Protect environmental rights defenders: UN experts urge govts
Three United Nations human rights experts have urged all governments to protect environmental and land rights defenders.
World No Tobacco Day Tuesday
Dhaka – World No Tobacco Day is being observed in the country today (Tuesday) as elsewhere across the globe, aiming to make people aware of the adverse impacts of tobacco use. Every year, on May 31, World Health Organization (WHO)…
EU conference on Disaster Risk and Climate Change held in Kathmandu
Dhaka-In light of the growing prevalence of natural disasters and increased vulnerability to climate change in South Asia, the European Union Delegation to Nepal hosted a regional conference on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation on Kathmandu, on May…
Heavy rain disrupts life in capital Dhaka
Dhaka – Several spells of rain in the morning and evening walloped the city life again on Saturday just like the last couple of days as many roads and lanes remained flooded with knee-deep water for several hours, causing immense…
Climate change in Hindu Kush Himalayan also to affect BD
Dhaka-The adverse effect of global warming in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region will pose a severe threat to the downstream countries like Bangladesh in the days to come, according to experts.
Program taken to observe World Environment Day in Faridpur
Faridpur Correspondent A preparatory meeting to chalk out a program to observe the World Environment Day of June 5 was held here on Sunday afternoon in the conference room of Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur. The meeting was chaired by ADC…
Now or never’ to save Barrier Reef: scientists
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be beyond saving in five years without “now or never” funding to improve water quality as climate change ravages the World Heritage-listed site, scientists warned Thursday. The world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem is under pressure…
Fifth of world’s plants under threat, warns Kew Gardens
A fifth of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global census of the plant kingdom. The survey by Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, said 21 percent of species…
Alberta officials say oil sands city saved from fire’s worst
Alberta premier’s declared Canada’s oil sands city saved and said a plan will be put together within two weeks so 88,000 residents forced to evacuate can return to their homes. At least two neighborhoods in Fort McMurray were scenes of…
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile’s beaches
Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino weather phenomenon have clogged Chile’s Pacific beaches in recent months. Last year, scientists were shocked when more than 300 whales turned up dead on remote bays of the…
11 sued over Apr 27 Sundarbans fire
Bangladesh Forest Department has filed a case against 11 suspects in connection with the fire that broke out in Tultala area of the Sundarbans under Chandpai Range in Sharankhola upazila on April 27 last. Station officer (Dhansagar station) of Chandpai…
Cambodia to add 1 million hectares of protected forest
Cambodia’s prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones as the country faces one of the world’s fastest deforestation rates. The move, which covers five new areas of forest, will bump Cambodia’s conservation zones…
Yet another fire in Sundarbans
Yet another fire broke out in Tultala area of the Sundarbans under Chandpai Range in Sharankhola upazila on Wednesday. This was the 4th fire incident in the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site in four weeks.…
Vietnam investigates mass fish deaths
Vietnam Thursday said it was investigating whether pollution is to blame for a spate of mysterious massfish deaths along the country’s central coast after huge amounts of marine life washed ashore in recent days. Tonnes of fish, including rare species…
India’s smog-choked capital imposes driving restrictions
New Delhi on Friday imposed driving restrictions that will take around a million cars off its roads for the second time this year, seeking to improve air quality in the world’s most polluted capital. The Delhi government first introduced the…
Warming threatens the great barrier reef even more than we thought
The iconic reef depends on protective pulses of warm water to boost its heat tolerance. Climate change may eliminate these “practice runs.” This panoramic image reveals coral bleaching at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in March 2016. The…
Drought threatens California despite El Nino
Last winter, El Nino-driven storms dumped much-needed snow and rain over California, boosting reservoir levels and fueling hopes the parched state’s four-year drought might end. But despite the brief respite, experts say the record drought is here to stay. The…
Snowpack 97% of average in California’s Northern Sierra
New spring survey shows some drought relief but more conservation is needed to ensure adequate water supply. California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are a key source of much of the state’s water. California’s five-year drought isn’t over yet, but the state’s…
Antarctica may lift seas a meter by 2100
Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday.Such an abrupt change would spell disaster for major…
Rivers turn to dust as drought bites Somalia
Somalia’s bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle river run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country.River-fed farmlands have become parched playgrounds for children who kick footballs beneath a cloudless sky,…
Rivers turn to dust as drought bites Somalia
Somalia’s bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle river run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country.River-fed farmlands have become parched playgrounds for children who kick footballs beneath a cloudless sky,…
Tests find trees tolerant to olive tree killer pathogen
Tests suggests some varieties of olive trees appear to be resistant to an invasive pathogen posing a serious risk to Europe’s olive industry.The findings came to light during a study into the host range of the bacteria, which reached Europe…