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Featured The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 and the Earth’s challenges of reducing Greenhouse Gases emissions.

Desk ReporterDecember 6, 2019January 22, 2020

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The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 and the Earth’s challenges of reducing Greenhouse Gases emissions. By Rahman Mahfuz The United Nations Climate Change conference COP25 has begun in Madrid, Spain, from 2nd December 2012. The conference will be continued on 13 December 2019. Carolina Schmidt, Minister of Environment from......

Agriculture

Lab‑Created “Super‑Corals”: A Breakthrough for Saving the Great Barrier Reef

Desk ReporterJune 30, 2026June 30, 2026

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Global warming has overheated ocean waters, causing severe bleaching of the world’s largest coral reef — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. To revive this collapsing marine ecosystem, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified “Super‑Corals” in laboratories. These heat‑resistant corals have now been transplanted into the ocean, marking a milestone in marine......

Environmental crime

Isotope Analysis: A Scientific Trap Against Illegal Timber Trade

Desk ReporterJune 29, 2026June 30, 2026

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Illegal timber trade is one of the leading causes of deforestation worldwide. From the Amazon to Africa’s Congo Basin, traffickers cut down precious trees and smuggle them into developed countries — a major environmental crime. Smugglers often disguise the origin of timber with fake documents. But scientists’ new technology, Isotope......

Biodiversity

Discovery of “Dark Oxygen” in the Pacific: A New Scientific Perspective on the Origins of Life

Desk ReporterJune 28, 2026

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For a long time, scientists believed that oxygen on Earth was produced only through photosynthesis by plants and algae — a process dependent on sunlight. But recently, at a depth of nearly 13,000 feet in the Pacific Ocean, far beyond the reach of sunlight, researchers discovered vast amounts of “Dark......

Natural Environment

AI Technology Decoding the Language of Sperm Whales: A New Era in Marine Conservation

Desk ReporterJune 27, 2026June 28, 2026

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Human curiosity about how animals communicate has always been timeless — and now that dream is on the verge of reality. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) have recently achieved groundbreaking success in decoding the language of sperm whales using artificial intelligence......

Environment Research

The Great Green Wall to Save the Sahel: A Continental Green Revolution for Africa

Desk ReporterJune 25, 2026

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Climate change is driving the Sahara Desert rapidly southward across Africa, swallowing up agricultural land. To halt this extreme desertification and reduce global carbon emissions, the African Union, with international cooperation, has launched a unique initiative to stop the Sahara’s advance. By planting trees across vast areas of the Sahel......

Environmental Problems

The Global Crisis of ‘Forever Chemicals’ (PFAS) in Rainwater: A New Threat to Human Health

Desk ReporterJune 24, 2026June 25, 2026

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Once, rainwater was considered the purest form of water on Earth. But due to modern industrialization, that rainwater has now become severely contaminated with dangerous chemicals. A recent study by Stockholm University revealed that from Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau, rainwater everywhere contains hazardous levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ or PFAS......

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Shipbreaking Industry at Sitakunda: E‑Waste and Chemical Dumping — A New Dimension of Environmental Crime

Desk ReporterJune 23, 2026June 25, 2026

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Sitatunga’s shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh Coastal area have long been at the center of environmental pollution, but recently the industry has taken on a new dimension of “environmental crime.” Investigations by international environmental organizations and local researchers have revealed that under the guise of scrapped ships, tons of toxic e‑waste......

Biodiversity

The Silent Grip of Climate Change on Coastal Women’s Maternal Health: Salinity and the Preeclampsia Crisis

Desk ReporterJune 22, 2026June 22, 2026

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Women in Bangladesh’s coastal regions are among the largest and most silent victims of sea‑level rise caused by climate change. In coastal districts such as Satkhira, Khulna, and Bagerhat, excessive salinity in drinking water has led to a dangerous increase in preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy) among pregnant women.......

Environment Protection

FAO 2026 Warning on Food Safety: Hidden Risks of Recycled Plastics

Desk ReporterJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

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There is a strong global push to increase recycling and the reuse of plastic to reduce plastic waste. However, in May 2026 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a startling and cautionary report. According to the FAO, without proper scientific standards and strict oversight, the use of......

Environmental Economics

Global Soil Health Initiative 2026: A Global Effort to Prevent Desertification and Restore Soil Fertility

Desk ReporterJune 18, 2026

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About one‑third of the world’s agricultural land is at risk of losing its fertility and turning into desert because of climate change and excessive use of chemical fertilizers. In May 2026 the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) announced the Global Soil Health Initiative 2026. The main goal of......

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