Forest
ForestIn forests on Poland-Belarus border, migrants fight for survival
Mohammed, a 26-year-old Yemeni migrant, flew to Belarus from Malaysia in August hoping to make it to Poland and on to western Europe
HC stays allotment of 700-acre protected forest for civil service academy
The High Court on Monday stayed for three months a government order on allotment of 700 acres of land of protected forest in Cox’s Bazar for building a civil service academy
Facebook bans sales of Amazon conservation areas on its apps
Facebook on Friday said it will stop allowing the sale of land in Amazon rainforest conservation areas at marketplaces on the social network or its Instagram and WhatsApp services
No training academy on forest land in Cox's Bazar: Parliamentary committee
The parliamentary committee on the environment, forest and climate change ministry has opposed the construction of the training academy for government officials on 700 acres of forest land in Cox’s ...
How did Argentine animals reach Bangladesh?
BGB rescued seven little-known animals along Tushkhali border of Satkhira’s Kolaroa upazila five months ago as these animals were being smuggled to India
Greece wildfires 'slowly coming under control': Mayor
Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage
Disaster-struck Turkey faces toll of climate change
From flash floods to forest fires, drought to "sea snot", Turkey is bearing the brunt of increasingly frequent disasters blamed on climate change, putting pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as forest fires ravage Greek island
Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee
China coaxes wayward elephants home with drones, bananas
So goes the routine welcome ceremony for China's wayward herd of 14 wild elephants, whose wandering ways have sparked an unusual operation aimed at steering them home across steep, winding, and often ...
Deadly wildfire races toward Turkish power plant
A roaring blaze raced toward a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and farmers herded panicked cattle toward the sea as wildfires that have killed eight people raged on for a seventh day
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