Forest

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

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

A 10-month long camera-trapping survey in northeast Bangladesh revealed 78 species. The list comprises 28 threatened wildlife including golden cats, fishing cats, hog badgers, dholes and bears   

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

Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud, cool climate
Environment

Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud, cool climate

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

Lathitila is a safe abode to many threatened species like this clouded leopard. The forest deserves to be a protected area, not a safari park. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Earth

Safari park in Lathitila forest: Are we committing ecocide?

A file photo of Sundarbans. photo: Collected
Bangladesh

No Eid holidays for forest officials, strict surveillance in Sundarbans

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fire in Lawachara forest under control

Picture: Collected
Bangladesh

Forest officials colluding with encroachers being listed 

The Kassalong Reserve Forest borders Myanmar, India’s Assam and Tripura, Chattogram District and the extension of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. Photo: Sayam U Chowdhury
Bangladesh

TIB demands halt to allocation of reserved forest land for development

Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Restoring our forests provides a path to recovery and well-being

Representational Image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Forest official suspended over killing deer in Sundarbans