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Toll on Gazipur's green: Two-thirds of forests, water bodies lost in two decades

Toll on Gazipur's green: Two-thirds of forests, water bodies lost in two decades

In 2000, Gazipur had 39,943 hectares of forestland, representing 23.44% of the total area. By 2023, this had shrunk to 16,174 hectares, or just 9.49%

Forest officers recover encroached land in Chattogram's Lohagora area on 23 September 2024. Photo: TBS

50 acres of encroached forest land recovered in Ctg's Lohagara

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Rizwana Hasan speaks at the closing ceremony of the National Tree Fair 2024 at the Forest Department Auditorium on 18 September 2024. Photo: PID

Adviser Rizwana stresses collective efforts to restore forests, overall environment

3-month ban on fishing, tourism in Sundarbans begins today

3-month ban on fishing, tourism in Sundarbans begins today

Saber said at the finalisation of the list of awardees in the meeting of the national committee regarding the “Prime Minister's National Award for Plantation-2022 and 2023” award, on 20 May. Photo: Courtesy

Research on tree conservation, extension will be enhanced: Saber

Forest department is helpless against encroachers, poachers and loggers. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Crushed to death: How equipped and prepared are our foresters?

Photo: Courtesy

Forest need to be seen as resource, mustn't be destroyed by building infrastructures: Environment minister

Sketch: TBS

The recreational value of sal forests in Bangladesh

Govt recovers 24,322 acres forest land in three years: Minister

Govt recovers 24,322 acres forest land in three years: Minister

Investment needed in Bangladesh's increasingly vulnerable forests

Investment needed in Bangladesh's increasingly vulnerable forests

A file photo of Sundarbans. photo: Collected

Forest crimes several times higher during Sundarbans closure: Study

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

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

Photo: TBS

No development by destroying forests, environment: Environmentalists