Biodiversity

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Thoughts

Big win for biodiversity overshadowed by World Cup

As Argentina grabbed the headlines for winning the FIFA World Cup, global leaders struck a historic deal to halt species extinction

A recently hatched American Coot chick sits in a nest in the Willard Spur Waterfowl Management Area near Willard, in Utah, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
World+Biz

Billions needed to deliver COP15 nature deal but funds to biodiversity miniscule

Caption: Art exhibition ‘Doob 2.0’ is an attempt to depict the still prevailing biodiversity. Photo: courtesy
Splash

Doob 2.0: Dhaka's biodiversity reimagined through miniature art

FILE PHOTO: A mother koala named Kali and her joey are seen in their natural habitat in an area affected by bushfires, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
World+Biz

Australian animals at risk as environment deteriorates: Report

Despite the abundant supply of fish and food in the market, our people are suffering from malnutrition. Photo: Reuters.
World+Biz

Market value alone is selling nature short, governments told

Around 50,000 people are involved in shrimp fry collection from the Meghna river in different upazilas of Lakshmipur. But, in the process of collecting fry, the hunters kill around 70-80 fries of other fish species. PHOTO: TBS
Environment

Shrimp fry collection goes on in Meghna damaging biodiversity

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Climate Change

Global biodiversity talks to move from China's Kunming to Montreal

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Environment

Ashuganj power project impacting land fertility, biodiversity: Study

Bangladesh has a population of about 160 million people, with less than 7% of the land remaining as forest. Photo: Muntasir Akash
Panorama

A proposed safari park in a subtropical forest in northeastern Bangladesh will be detrimental to native biodiversity 

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Environment

Nature-based solutions can save biodiversity despite urbanisation: Experts

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Environment

CHT’s adaptation efforts must eye on conservation of biodiversity, water resource

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Bangladesh

Youth lead initiatives remove 12,068 kg pollutants from Cox’s Bazar sea beaches

The Baldah Garden is a crucial research ground for local botanists, botany and zoology students and naturists. Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS.
Panorama

Saving Baldah for the sake of research