Forest

A file photo of Sundarbans. photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Forest crimes several times higher during Sundarbans closure: Study

As many as 70,000 families depend on Sundarbans to earn their livelihoods

People’s representatives started the conversion of the forest land into khas land, and leased them to many displaced fishermen, soon after Nijhum Dwip became a union. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

What will Nijhum Dwip offer if it loses its forest and deer?

Photo: TBS
Environment

No development by destroying forests, environment: Environmentalists

Bangladesh National Parliament. Photo: Collected
Environment

JS body for stopping illegal sand mining to protect reserved forest areas

Pittachhara (on the right) has put up resistance against the aggression of the monoculture plantation (on the left). The blue square is Russel’s home. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Pittachhara Conservation Initiative: A man’s fight to protect private forest patches in Khagrachhari

Source: Forest Department, BSS 
By The Numbers

Bangladesh's Forest land by division in 2020-21

Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Collaborative management of Sundarbans underlined

A stream inside the Lathitila reserved forest. File Photo: Muntasir Akash
Panorama

A proposed safari park in a subtropical forest in northeastern Bangladesh will be detrimental to native biodiversity 

US President Joe Biden discusses the United States' response to Russian invasion of Ukraine and warns CEOs about potential cyber attacks from Russia at Business Roundtable's CEO Quarterly Meeting in Washington, DC, US on 21 March. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Biden protects US forests but struggles on biggest climate goals

Finding fantastic beasts: A camera-trapping story from our forgotten forests 
Earth

Finding fantastic beasts: A camera-trapping story from our forgotten forests 

Some 36 illegal brick kilns in Khagrachhari burn 216,000 tonnes of forest wood throughout the year, according to an estimate. The forests of Khagrachhari are becoming barren due to the lack of supervision. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Reserve forest unprotected in Khagrachhari

The Asian golden cat is an enigmatic medium-sized forest cat. It is Vulnerable in Bangladesh. Illustration: Tania Zakir
Earth

Camera-trap study reveals rare wild cat in northeastern Bangladesh

Photo: Unsplash 
South Asia

India Wants to Grow Tiger Population by 35% to Protect Forests, Boost Economy