Biodiversity
BiodiversityBiodiversity ‘hot spots’ devastated in warming world
Unless nations dramatically improve on carbon cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet’s richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be irreversibly ravaged by ...
World Wildlife Day
Wild animals no more safe in the wild
On 20 December 2013, the United Nations, at its 68th session of the general assembly, proclaimed 3 March the World Wildlife Day. The day was also celebrated in Bangladesh on Wednesday. However, the ...
Sundarbans under threat
The Sundarbans, home of the Bengal Tiger, is a World Heritage site. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world. As the coastal protective shield during natural disasters, the Sundarbans stood ...
Wildlife
Pathways damaged, elephants being killed
There were 500 elephants in the country at the end of the last century. The number was 263 in 2019. About 55 per cent of the elephants are in Cox’s Bazar
Half-measures won't save nature, scientists warn
Bending the curve of nature's rapid decline will require attacking the problem aggressively along several fronts at once, leading scientists warned.
Drought forces Namibia to auction 100 buffalo
Drought-hit Namibia said on Friday it was putting 100 wild buffalo up for sale to reduce the animals' population, in a bid to alleviate pressure on diminishing grazing in its parks.
Focus on ‘future sustainability’ while making investments: PM Hasina
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called for focusing on “future sustainability” while making investment as she placed a four-point proposal to save the planet from the adverse impact of climate change
Nations commit to reverse nature loss by 2030
Dozens of countries representing more than a quarter of global GDP on Monday released a fresh set of pledges for "urgent and immediate" action to halt nature loss and protect Earth's crucial ...
Australia plans disposal of hundreds of stranded whale carcasses
Australian officials on Thursday began planning the grim task of disposing of almost 400 whale carcasses as hopes faded there would be many more survivors of one of the world's biggest mass ...
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