Forest

Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud, cool climate
Environment

Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud, cool climate

The paper describes how cloud generally increased over the whole year in afforested areas in temperate, tropical and arid regions, sometimes by as much as 15%

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

Three-striped squirrel at Ramna Park, Dhaka. Photo: Ashraful Haque
Earth

Squirrels: Resented as pests despite ecological role 

Asian Giant Tortoise waits to be released in its natural habitat. Some baby tortoises are going to be released on an experimental basis by CCA in 2021. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Critically endangered tortoises await release in forest

Photo: Collected
Corruption

61% fund embezzlement in forest projects: TIB

Photo/TBS
Bangladesh

2 jailed, 7 fined for killing porcupine in Moulvibazar