Desk Reporter, Author at The Green Page

The European Union’s groundbreaking ‘Nature Restoration Law’: Aims to restore a large part of nature by 2030

Desk ReporterAugust 6, 2026August 9, 2026

August 6, 2026August 9, 202634

Europe’s important effort to heal nature: The EU leads the way globally with the ‘Nature Restoration Law’ Introduction: Natural ecosystems around the world are about to be destroyed because of the demands of modern life and industry. For a long time, environmental conservation policies were limited to ‘conservation’ of existing......

Recently 380 new species were discovered in the Mekong Basin: Nature is still full of surprises

Desk ReporterAugust 5, 2026August 9, 2026

August 5, 2026August 9, 202625

The Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) is a huge reservoir of biodiversity. Recently, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported that in the last two years, scientists have discovered about 380 new species of animals and plants that were completely unknown in this region.......

Green ratings for hotels and motels in Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata in Bangladesh: New eco-friendly rules in tourism

Desk ReporterAugust 4, 2026August 9, 2026

August 4, 2026August 9, 202638

In coastal tourist centers, untreated waste from hotels and motels is discharged directly into the sea. To stop this pollution, the government has launched ‘Green Rating’ or eco-friendly rules for hotels in Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata, Bangladesh. Standards and obligations: Waste treatment is mandatory: The license renewal of hotels that......

Amazon survives on Sahara Desert dust: A surprising interconnection of nature

Desk ReporterAugust 3, 2026August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026August 3, 202635

NASA scientists have found surprising evidence of how deserts on one side of the world keep the deep forests on the other side alive. Satellite data analysis shows that dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa, which is rich in minerals, serves as the main fertilizer for the Amazon forest......

Plastic banned in Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh and illegal leases cancelled

Desk ReporterJuly 29, 2026

July 29, 2026160

Clear orders to bring back biodiversity Sunamganj’s Ramsar site “Tanguar Haor” was losing its natural balance due to excessive tourists and illegal leaseholders. The Bangladesh government has completely banned playing microphones, using generators on houseboats and one-time plastic there to protect the haor ecosystem. Activities: Protection of bird sanctuaries: To......

Marine biodiversity in critical existential crisis

Desk ReporterJuly 28, 2026July 29, 2026

July 28, 2026July 29, 202689

Global coral reefs are experiencing the worst bleaching in recorded history. Due to an abnormal increase in ocean temperatures, coral reefs around the world are experiencing the worst bleaching in recorded history. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently officially declared it a ‘global coral bleaching event’. The......

The UK goes coal-free for the first time in 130 years

Desk ReporterJuly 27, 2026

July 27, 202675

Historical milestone in renewable energy The country that once started the Industrial Revolution by burning coal has reached a historic milestone in protecting the environment. The country recently closed its last coal-fired power plant forever. News: EarthScience. Clean energy triumph: Reducing carbon emissions: Even a decade ago, about 40% of......

New idea: Plastic waste is being turned into clean energy

Desk ReporterJuly 24, 2026

July 24, 2026178

A major environmental issue for the world is plastic pollution. However, a team is supporting a possible way to turn this curse into a blessing. They have invented a breakthrough chemical technology that can convert everyday polymer plastic waste into aviation fuel. A new report in the South China Morning......

Responsibility Is Not Authority: A Vision for Women-Led Resilience on Bangladesh’s Coast

Desk ReporterJuly 23, 2026July 24, 2026

July 23, 2026July 24, 2026122

OP-ED — PART TWO OF TWO By Dr. Nusrat Hafiz In Part One of this series, I described a tornado that spun through Sugandha Point in Cox’s Bazar this week, and the wider pattern it belongs to: a coastline where cyclones, floods, landslides, and now sudden tornadoes are compounding faster......

The Wind That Warns: What Cox’s Bazar’s Tornado Should Teach Us

Desk ReporterJuly 21, 2026July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026July 21, 202679

OP-ED — PART ONE OF TWO By Dr. Nusrat Hafiz Yesterday, on 17 July 2026, at around 2:45 pm, a tornado touched down at Sugandha Point on Cox’s Bazar beach. It lasted three to five minutes. According to local reporting, it damaged tourist chairs and umbrellas placed along the beach,......

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