Forest Conservation

In the name of development and conservation of the reservoir, the forest department cut down over 1,000 trees of Altadighi National Park in Naogaon. Photo: TBS
Panorama

What fuels our appetite for turning wild forests into parks?

Our wild forests have been fighting a losing battle for survival against the tide of ‘development’

Forest official killed by dumper truck for halting hill cutting in Cox’s Bazar
Crime

Forest official killed by dumper truck for halting hill cutting in Cox’s Bazar

Youths urged to take part in forest conservation activities
Bangladesh

Youths urged to take part in forest conservation activities

File photo
Environment

Call for active engagement to conserve forests

Source: Forest Department, BSS 
By The Numbers

Bangladesh's Forest land by division in 2020-21

A herd of migratory elephants in Gazni, Sherpur. Photo: Monirul H. Khan
Bangladesh

Conserve forest, protect elephants: Activists 

BSCIC Industrial Park in Madhupur forest
Environment

A reserve forest and an industrial park at war

A felled tree is seen in the middle of a deforested area of the Yari plains, in Caqueta, Colombia March 3, 2021. Picture taken March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Environment

Companies should put climate cash towards saving forests: Paper