Wetlands

Representational image. Photo: TBS
Environment

1b tonnes of sediment each year from upstream devastate Bangladesh's wetlands: Stakeholders

Less than 1% of the work has been implemented in the last 12 years on the 20-year haor-baor-wetlands master plan.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury speaks as the chief guest at a seminar organised by the Forest Department on Sunday (January 4), on the occasion of World Wetlands Day. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Wetlands to be mapped for conservation: Environment minister

Why is conserving wetlands crucial?
Thoughts

Why is conserving wetlands crucial?

The Pantanal, which stretches from Brazil into Paraguay and Bolivia, is home to an immense wealth of biodiversity. Photo: AFP
Environment

Fires in Pantanal, world's largest tropical wetlands, 'triple' in 2020