Environmental Economics 7 - The Green Page

About 0.14 million hectares of land will be afforested in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJune 6, 2022

June 6, 202289

About 0.14 million hectares of land will be afforested in Bangladesh: Environment Minister Md. Shahab Uddin, Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh, said, “By 2025, about 52,000 hectares of mangrove forest will establish, and 0.14 million hectares of hilly and shale forests will reforest.” He spoke as......

Aivee Akther Environmental Economics Environmental Features

Scientists projected climate change would bring immense suffering to the Indian economy

Desk ReporterMay 31, 2022July 3, 2022

May 31, 2022July 3, 2022158

Scientists projected climate change would bring immense suffering to the Indian economy At least 90 million Indians will not have rice in their stomachs by 2030. The country will be facing an acute food crisis. As a result, more than 23 percent of Indians will have to starve. Scientists have......

Aivee Akther Disaster Environmental Economics

Floods, droughts, and storms have caused billions of dollars of economic loss worldwide

Desk ReporterMay 5, 2022July 3, 2022

May 5, 2022July 3, 2022406

Floods, droughts, and storms have caused billions of dollars of economic loss worldwide Last 50 years (1980 to 2019), there occurred 11,000 natural disasters in the Atlantic- Pacific regions, such as Aila- Sidr- Amphan in Bangladesh- India, the tsunami in Japan, and Katrina in the United States. It killed more......

Aivee Akther Environmental Economics Environmental Features

The flash flood is shattering the farmer’s dream

Desk ReporterApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022109

The flash flood is shattering the farmer’s dream The water level in the Haors (wetland Ecosystems) in Bangladesh continues to rise on the hillside. One Haor after another goes through under the flash water, and the crop fields are submerging. Farmers disappoint that the green-ripe paddy sank at the last......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environmental Economics

The environment of St. Martin on the verge of destruction

Desk ReporterMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022184

The environment of St. Martin on the verge of destruction: State Minister for Tourism, Bangladesh Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Bangladesh, has said, “The nature of St. Martin’s Island is on the verge of extinction. However, we are taking the initiative to protect the island as......

Aivee Akther Environmental Economics

Agricultural production and food security need to make sustainable to counter the adverse effects of climate change

Desk ReporterMarch 6, 2022

March 6, 202267

Agricultural production and food security need to make sustainable to counter the adverse effects of climate change Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak., Minister of agriculture division Bangladesh and Bangladesh Awami League presidium members called on the developed countries to come forward to establish justice on climate issues. He called for sustainable......

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Sustainable development is not possible without renewable energy

Desk ReporterFebruary 27, 2022

February 27, 202253

Sustainable development is not possible without renewable energy Bangladesh needs to move towards renewable energy for environmental protection, economic viability and uninterrupted power generation. Otherwise, sustainable development will not be possible. The speakers were speaking these while attending the second-day session of a two-day international conference on “Energy, Climate Change......

Aivee Akther Environmental Economics Natural Environment

The Bangladesh government is doing everything necessary to save the wetlands

Desk ReporterJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022410

The Bangladesh government is doing everything necessary to save the wetlands Wetlands, locally known as Haor, are an integrated ecosystem of Bangladesh. The ecosystem of the Haors and wetlands in the northeast region of Bangladesh—including the districts of Sunamganj, Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, and Brahmanbaria—plays a vital role in......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environmental Economics

Bangladesh Govt. to scrap coal-fired power plants and build more alternative energy-based power plants: Finance Minister, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJanuary 7, 2022January 12, 2022

January 7, 2022January 12, 202248

Bangladesh Govt. to scrap coal-fired power plants and build more alternative energy-based power plants: Finance Minister, Bangladesh AHM Mustafa Kamal, Finance Minister of Bangladesh, has said, “The government will build more alternative energy-based power plants due to the cancellation of coal-fired power plants.” The finance minister informed reporters after the......

Aivee Akther Environmental Economics

About 62 trees’ species are on the verge of extinction in Bangladesh- Global Report

Desk ReporterJanuary 5, 2022January 15, 2022

January 5, 2022January 15, 2022412

About 62 trees’ species are on the verge of extinction in Bangladesh- Global Report Trees are vital. As the giant plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilize the soil and give lives to the world’s wildlife. They also provide us with the materials for tools and shelter. Tree felling......

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