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Bangladesh outlines $1.85b Just Transition roadmap ahead of COP31

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With COP31 approaching, Bangladesh has turned broad climate commitments into a costed implementation framework focused on workers, green jobs, skills and social protection. Bangladesh has...

Indian Pond Heron faces shrinking wetlands as climate pressures grow

When the bill comes due: Bangladesh’s climate ambitions meet a squeezed global debt system

Recent Updates

Bangladesh civil groups launch campaign to expand renewable energy

Endangered capped leaf monkey killed in Moulvibazar road crash

Rising Padma floods low-lying areas across three Bangladesh districts

Solar power cuts electricity costs at school in Mirsarai

Youth climate summit 3.0 in Kushtia spotlights water and agriculture

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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

Bangladesh sustainable loan rescheduling jumps 80pc as recoveries fall

‘Climate finance should follow vulnerability, not political visibility’

LDCs unite in Dili, set ambitious climate agenda ahead of COP31

Sundarbans collapse shows climate threat facing delta communities

Sustainability

Barishal private institutions pledge free care for Manta community

Manikganj farmers pledge organic farming over banned pesticide use

Chattogram pupils learn waste sorting through games at city school

Tarique Rahman orders tougher action to curb uncontrolled plastic use in Bangladesh

The government reviewed measures to tackle air, water, soil...

Bangladesh minister visits Naogaon to review local climate projects

The Switzerland-supported programme is helping Naogaon communities tackle water...

Climate Change

Asia-Pacific adaptation ambition rises but action falls short: ADB

Health groups target PR agencies over fossil fuel client conflicts

Dhaka, Chattogram rank among world’s least climate-resilient cities

Dhaka losing trees as green cover shrinks amid rapid urbanisation

Dhaka’s urban greenery is shrinking rapidly, with the capital...

Five Bangladeshi students chosen for Russia climate olympiad 2026

Bangladesh’s five-member team will undergo international competition in Russia...

Biodiversity

Dead baleen whale washes ashore on Barguna coast, samples planned

Rajshahi residents demand urgent action to halt river pollution crisis

Kunming Dialogue calls for faster action to close biodiversity gap

Rajshahi launches programme to plant 1,000 palm tree saplings

Palm saplings will be distributed across educational institutions and...

Women shoulder family burden as Sundarbans bans leave men jobless

Seasonal restrictions on forest and marine resources in Bangladesh’s...

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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

The new colonialism of looting traditional knowledge in the age of AI

UN expert welcomes HC move to halt Cox’s Bazar beach road

Maldivian youth delegates set priorities for COP31

Climate-driven food losses could heighten conflict risks, study says

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

Air pollution emerges as growing public health threat in Bangladesh

Noise pollution emerges as growing urban health threat

Climate change puts Common Moorhen’s wetland life under pressure

Crime

Illegal lead factory shut down in Haluaghat, seven workers jailed

Vantara says lemurs were lawfully acquired amid Bangladesh theft case

Bangladesh’s Sundarbans reopen after three months amid bandit fears

Rajshahi groups seek action to halt illegal lead recycling in city

Wildlife

Bangladesh calls for stronger regional action against wildlife crime

Bangladesh, India agree to hold Sundarbans, tiger conservation talks

Dhaka begins rabies vaccination and collaring drive for stray dogs

Military vets called in as Sri Lanka wildlife veterinarians protest

After-hours care for injured wildlife has been disrupted by...

Woman detained with 24 Bengal monitor lizards in Khagrachhari town

Fourteen Bengal monitors were found dead in sacks during...

Energy

Clean energy support saves billions across major energy importers

Cabinet approves duty-tax waiver for solar power equipment imports

Bangladesh boosts furnace oil use as gas shortages hit power output

Bhotekoshi floods cut Nepal power exports, halt Bangladesh supply

Scientists see the Lende Khola disaster as part of...

Pacific leaders press fossil fuel phaseout as overshoot warning grows

At the Palau forum, island governments linked rising seas,...

Environment

Nepal says $4.74 billion needed to rebuild after Bhotekoshi flood

Water nomads: Landless river children of Bangladesh’s delta

Children plant trees and seeds in Satkhira to fight climate change

400 students receive fruit and medicinal tree saplings in Patharghata

Students were encouraged to care for fruit and medicinal...

Australia’s new environment agency approves major coal mine extension

Australia’s first national environmental regulator has approved a major...

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ASEAN, Brazil discuss climate ties ahead of COP31 and CBD COP17 talks

Indian journalist Lahkar wins Denmark climate fellowship

Youth groups reflect on COP30 at Chattogram dialogue

Bangladesh urged to send top leaders to COP climate talks

Women are still underrepresented in climate talks at COP30

COP process falls short for vulnerable nations, talks go on

Migration

Climate migrants in Dhaka face a new cycle of vulnerability

Climate migrants comprise 30-40% of Chattogram slum population: study

Bangladesh builds climate alliances on COP17 sidelines

Bangladesh and IOM launch new initiative to combat cyber-enabled human trafficking

The initiative will build evidence, train law enforcement and...

Bangladesh launches national plan to promote safe, orderly migration

The EU-backed initiative will strengthen Bangladesh’s migration governance through...

Thoughts

Could the Mecca Defence Pact reshape Bangladesh’s hydro diplomacy?

JICA-backed coastal road in Cox’s Bazar needs a scientific rethink

GMO seeds raise concerns over farmer dependence and food control

Organic Fertilizer Offers a Sustainable Alternative to Chemical Fertilizers

Nepalese forest communities are turning fallen leaves into organic...

The slow violence of salinity on coastal women

Coastal salinity is reshaping women’s health, labour and household...

News Digest

Bangladesh climate journalist Illius receives APMP100 award

Singapore climate training focuses on action across Southeast Asia

Bangladeshi community fights Brick Lane data centre redevelopment

Delhi to offer free 3 kW rooftop solar systems to 230,000 homes

The revised policy combines central and Delhi subsidies with...

Bangladesh MP calls for regional climate action at Bhutan dialogue

At the two-day dialogue, South Asian parliamentarians and development...

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