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SATURDAY, JULY 05, 2025
17 invasive plant species identified in 5 protected areas: Environment Minister

Environment

UNB
22 February, 2023, 03:05 pm
Last modified: 22 February, 2023, 03:06 pm

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17 invasive plant species identified in 5 protected areas: Environment Minister

UNB
22 February, 2023, 03:05 pm
Last modified: 22 February, 2023, 03:06 pm
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin has said Bangladesh National Herbarium has identified 17 foreign invasive plant species harmful to Bangladesh under the Sustainable Forest and Livelihood Project of the Forest Department, seven of which are quite major.

"Under this programme, five strategic management plans have been formulated for the proper management of the alien invasive plant species in five protected areas of the country-Himchari, Kaptai and Madhupur National Parks and Rema-Kalenga and Sundarban East Wildlife Sanctuaries," said the minister.

These management strategies will play an important role in conserving national forests and forest resources while achieving sustainable development goals, he added.

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He made the remarks at the final workshop of the programme titled "Developing Bangladesh National Red List of Plants and Developing Management Strategy of Alien Species of Plants in Selected Protected Areas" organised at the Forest Department on Wednesday.

The minister said under this programme, which is being implemented with the help of the World Bank and the support of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), all these invasive plants can be controlled by preventing their marketing and trade that have a negative impact on the environment, economy and society, and by eliminating them from the ecosystem and preventing their spread.

Moreover, preventive measures such as early detection, screening for imported plant species and quarantine procedures would be easy to incorporate, he added.

The minister said, as one of the signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bangladesh is committed to protecting ecosystems and biodiversity.

"Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the conservation of indigenous plant species and forest areas by fully identifying all alien invasive plant species in all areas including 51 the protected ones that have the ability to compete with the spread of native species, change the ecosystem and disrupt the food chain, and formulate their proper management strategies," said the minister.

Professor Dr. Mohammed Kamal Hossain presented the final results of Invasive Plants and its Strategic Management Plan of 5 protected areas namely Himchhari National Park, Kaptai National Park, Madhupur National Park, Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, and Sundarban East Wildlife Sanctuary. Specialists, researchers and field level officers of Forest Department also discussed the issues.

Secretary to  the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Additional Secretary and Director of Bangladesh National Herbarium Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik,  Gobinda Roy, Project Director of SUFAL Project and Rakibul Amin, Country Representative of IUCN Bangladesh spoke at the workshop as special guest chaired by Md. Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Chief Forest Conservator of the Forest Department.

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