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African Group warns climate finance delays could erode COP31 trust

Türkiye, Australia and UN climate chief discuss COP31 preparations

Australia and Türkiye under fire over coal and gas before COP31 summit

Human Rights Watch denounces Türkiye’s crackdown on activists before COP31

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Rufous Woodpecker: A Forest Specialist Facing a Changing Climate

The Invisible Losses of Girls Leaving School

Fire safety failures expose risks to coastal ecotourism after resort blaze kills 10

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The blaze has raised questions about regulatory oversight, combustible construction materials and emergency preparedness at tourism facilities along Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastline. At least 10 people,...

The Silver-billed Munia: A tiny bird of the grasslands

UN chief arrives in Armenia as biodiversity targets lag before COP17

Recent Updates

Bangladesh needs $1.4bn to combat climate-related health risks: study

Warming seas threaten Turkey’s loggerhead turtles ahead of COP31 summit

Bangladesh secures $447,000 in FAO grants for food safety, women-led green enterprises

Bangladesh youth leader Arifur Rahman honoured with National Volunteer Award

IPCC talks suspended as nations clash over climate science timetable

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Environment

Vanishing green: Chattogram bears 94% of Bangladesh’s tree-cover loss

Sustainability

Dumping station crisis in Bangladesh: work that brings to death

Lead

Forests on paper, gaps on ground, World Bank-financed $175m project in Bangladesh

Focus

Colonial scars still shape Bangladesh tea workers’ struggle for rights

Climate Finance

Yerevan Declaration renews biodiversity pledges as global funding gap widens

Mental health: A taboo for vulnerable communities

Bangladesh sets COP31 priorities, plans jute pavilion in Türkiye

Bangladesh launches policy platform to improve climate finance governance

Sustainability

Tanzania urges action and sustainable biodiversity funding at COP17

Bangladesh PM demands action on Dhaka pollution, forest protection

Spain’s Solaria to invest $5.7 billion in Uruguay data centre projects

Bangladesh launches 10-year plan to tackle lead pollution as 38% of children face exposure

The national strategy targets unsafe battery recycling, stronger environmental...

Water shortages spark protests over data centres on Indonesia’s Batam

Batam’s push to become a digital infrastructure hub is...

Climate Change

Amazon deforestation falls to record low in Brazil in 2026

Türkiye to showcase local climate solutions at COP31 amid rising risks

Youth dialogue in Barguna calls for fair energy transition and climate justice

EU to seek stronger emissions action at COP31, document shows

The bloc plans to prioritise implementation of existing climate...

Chemical fertilisers and pesticides raise costs and threaten coastal farming in Bangladesh

In Shyamnagar, farmers face mounting debts, declining soil fertility...

Biodiversity

UN chief warns war on nature continues as biodiversity action falls short

Iran’s Pezeshkian denounces war-driven ‘ecocide’ at UN Biodiversity Summit

UN chief warns war on nature persists as biodiversity targets fall short

Armenia parliament ratifies agreement to host UN biodiversity summit in 2026

The agreement sets out Armenia’s legal, financial and administrative...

COP17: Global biodiversity finance gap nearly doubles to $1.3tn annually

Governments face mounting pressure to reform harmful subsidies and...

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Amazon’s Hidden Data Centers in India and Beyond

The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream

A digital boom in a thirsty Indonesian city

Inside Malaysia’s Data Center Boom

Climate Justice

DoE orders Chattogram power plant to pay Tk 20 lakh for pollution

AUW students join regional youth push for climate action ahead of COP31

Excessive agrochemical use threatens public health, warns Farida Akhter

Chattogram Press Club honours Illius for global climate journalism achievement

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Plain Prinia finds ways to survive as climate changes their habitats

Indian Pond Heron faces shrinking wetlands as climate pressures grow

Heat, rain shifts put green bee-eaters under growing climate strain

Air pollution emerges as growing public health threat in Bangladesh

Crime

Bangladesh seizes 3,000 kg of banned polythene, fines trader Tk 30,000

Six suspected deer poachers arrested with banned nets and traps in Sundarbans

Bangladesh stays Tier 2 as US flags gaps in anti-trafficking efforts

Vietnamese police arrest 12 over theft of nearly 2,700 cats

Wildlife

Fox attack injures at least 27 people in three Habiganj villages

Botswana authorises killing of 23 elephants for independence celebrations

Bangladesh orders 18 unlicensed resorts near the Sundarbans to close

Endangered capped langur dies after electrocution at tea estate in Bangladesh

The langur died before receiving treatment despite being rescued...

Python rescued after getting trapped in fishing net in Bangladesh

A protected Burmese python rescued from a fishing net...

Energy

Tarique Rahman seeks Canadian support for energy, climate finance

Bangladesh adopts new strategies to attract more Chinese investment

Brighters Consortium opens applications for Energy Media Fellowship

COP31 Presidency launches 35-by-35 Pledge and Antalya AI Pledge in New York

Türkiye’s COP31 presidency is pairing a global electrification drive...

Bangladesh starts 12.5mmcf gas supply from newly drilled Titas-28

Bangladesh is expanding domestic gas production through new drilling...

Environment

Bangladesh PM orders quarterly updates on 25 crore tree-planting drive

Workers using old diesel to clean hands face health risks amid workplace neglect

Armenia defends COP17 spending as opposition questions procurement costs

Bangladesh launches national partnership to curb plastic pollution

The new platform aims to close gaps between policy,...

UNDP deputy chief Haoliang Xu to visit Armenia for COP17 summit talks

The Armenia visit will place biodiversity, development finance and...

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Migration

Rafi Ahmed lost his home to the river as thousands face displacement

Parliamentary caucus calls for stronger policy on climate displacement

Experts urge grant-based climate finance, stronger regional action

A hungry life amid discarded food at a railway station

A train has left the station. Passengers have gone...

German MPs spotlight investment ties amid German development budget cuts

German lawmakers are exploring investment, industrial and parliamentary cooperation...

Thoughts

Procrastination: The “tomorrow” trap and its hidden costs

Concrete growth leaves Dhaka’s birds with fewer places to live

Rising plastic waste threatens Bangladesh’s rivers

The enchanting call of Khoiyachora waterfall: Bangladesh’s majestic queen of cascades

Khoiyachora Waterfall draws growing numbers of visitors with its...

Air conditioning brings relief while raising serious climate risks

The restart brings relief after load shedding reached 3,100MW...

News Digest

Iran FM Araghchi calls for accountability over wartime environmental destruction

Bangladesh youth seek greater role in governance and reform processes

Bangladesh targets 19 lakh cotton bales by 2050 to curb costly imports

Armenia faces scrutiny over $51 million COP17 spending ahead of summit

Opposition lawmakers have challenged venue, advertising and event management...

Massive Landslide Triggered by Avalanche Caused Devastating Flood in the Budhi Gandaki River, Study Finds

Nepal’s disaster authority found that debris accumulation and repeated...