Environment

Swedish student leader wins EU pledge to spend billions on climate

The European Union should spend hundreds of billions of euros...
Thai govt starts planning for smog season

The government in Thailand has begun planning ahead for the next ...
Sundarbans Day observed

Green activists observe the Sundarbans Day in Bagerhat. Marking the...

Australia’s rodent becomes first 'climate change extinction'

Australia officially declares a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct,...
29.60 acres of Dhaleshwari River grabbed: survey

A survey report by Manikganj district administration revealed that...
Sundarbans' tigers may be gone in 50yrs: Study

A new study has warned that the Sundarbans' famed 'Royal...

Elephants face 'time bomb' in Bangladesh

Standing atop an elephant watch-tower on the outskirts of the...
Schools shut as toxic smog chokes Bangkok

Toxic smog forced hundreds of Bangkok schools to close yesterday,...
Organic foods perhaps good for you, but bad for environment

Organic food has been on the rise since it came into fashion;...

Crocodiles on streets as flooding in Australia worsens

Major flooding threatens several thousand homes in the Australian...
Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

The bosses of Coca-Cola and Pepsi promise "huge progress"...
Depression at Bay, maritime ports asked to hoist signal 1

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra...

NO POLLS, NO LOANS for river grabbers

River encroachers cannot run in any elections or get bank loans,...
Unhappiness linked to poor air quality in China

Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of...
Arctic posts 2nd warmest year on record in 2018

The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a...

India, China, US 4th highest carbon dioxide emitters

India, China, the US and the European Union (EU) have been ranked...
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN

The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver...
Dolphin fair kicks off in Khulna

A ten-day long dolphin fair kicks off in Khulna with a call to take...

145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote...
Whale found dead with 6kg plastic trash in stomach

A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly...
Tigers dwindling: just six sub-species remain

Six different sub-species of tigers exist, scientists confirms,...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its...
Sonargaon Farmland: SC extends stay on earth filling

The Supreme Court extends its earlier order that asked the...
Bangladesh among 'best value travel destinations'

Bangladesh ranked seventh in the Lonely Planet's Top 10 “Best...

Trump says climate change not a hoax, not sure of its source

President Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn’t know if it’s manmade and suggests that the climate will “change back again.”
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning

Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.
Curb air pollution in Dhaka: green activists

Green activists yesterday urged the authorities concerned to take immediate steps to properly control air pollution caused by dust in the capital and ensure punishment for people responsible.
Washington man jailed for overharvesting sea cucumbers

The owner of a Washington seafood company was sentenced to two years in prison for overharvesting sea cucumbers and must pay $1.5 million in restitution - the second large bust of illegal sea cucumber trade in the US West in just over a year.
Sundarbans wildlife gets extended sanctuary

The biodiversity boundary has been extended in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. Experts expect the move to help boost all types of forest resources including wildlife, fisheries, and trees.
Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal ecosystem

Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink.
Pollution the killer

Some 18,000 deaths from environmental pollution occurred in 2015 in Dhaka, the second least livable city in the world, a World Bank report says.
2 storms, Florence and Mangkhut, different as water and wind

Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut — roared ashore on the same day, half a world apart, but the way they spread devastation was as different as water and wind.
Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast

Hurricane Florence is on course to deliver a powerful blow to the east coast of the United States, with forecasters warning of life-threatening rainfall and flooding even as it weakened to a Category 2 storm.
Hurricane Florence: Carolina residents told to 'get out now'

Highways are clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbles toward the eastern US as the biggest storm there in decades.
‘Trump to make it easier for industries to release methane’

The Trump administration is preparing to make it significantly easier for energy companies to release methane into the atmosphere, reports The New York Times.
World must prevent runaway climate change by 2020: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change.”
Indonesia removes 3 songbirds from new protected list

The Environment and Forestry Ministry of Indonesia has removed three popular songbirds from the newly revised protected species lists following protests from bird owners.
Green cat snake lays eggs

An endangered green cat snake, sheltered at Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation in Sreemangal upazila of the district, laid four eggs there on Monday, much to the enthusiasm of foundation officials as well as locals.
Asia's rising appetite for meat, seafood will 'strain environment'

Asia's growing appetite for meat and seafood over the next three decades will cause huge increases in greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics used in foods, researchers say.
'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems

Forest fires like this one in the Cleveland National Forest in southern California are transforming the landscape by destroying pine forests and transforming the land into shrubland.
300 endangered sea turtles found dead off Mexican coast

About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.
Heat wave for couple of days

Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and a part of Tangail, which may continue at places for a couple of days.
Let there be no industrialisation near Sundarbans

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, the habitat of Bengal tigers, is threatened by heedless industrialisation, which must be halted by Bangladesh.
Polar bear killed after attack on Arctic cruise ship guard

Norwegian authorities say a polar bear attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said.
Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
Volunteer recalls long, lonely fight to protect forest

Volunteer Liu Zhenmao has protected a mountain forest in Hunan province for 38 years, spending 22 Chinese New Year's Eves at his sentry post and even missing his youngest son's wedding due to his dedication.
Want to go for urban gardening? Get ideas from environment fair

In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof.
Turning plastic wastes to resources

A grim future threatens our world and the lives of thousands of species, including humans, as we keep polluting the environment with plastic wastes. However, there is still hope to save the day if we turn these wastes to resources, and there are ways to do so.
Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears

A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland triggers fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
Global warming: Bangladesh at ‘risk’ in struggle to stay cool

Bangladesh is among the countries ‘most at risk’ as a study shows that more than a billion people in the world are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures.
Sundari disappearing fast in Sundarbans for salinity, diseases

Sundari tree, one of the most extensively found mangrove species in the Sundarbans, are disappearing for various diseases, including 'top-dying disease' which has killed 15 percent trees since the 80s.
Heat wave kills 19 in Canada

A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials say.
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: Study

Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, a US study says, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.