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Loss and damage Fund delays aid for frontline communities at Manila

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Civil society says procedural disputes, World Bank constraints and limited pledges have left the fund unable to meet $2.8 billion in start-up requests from...

Climate change puts Coppersmith Barbets’ food, nests and breeding under pressure

Irrawaddy dolphin washes ashore on Bangladesh’s Kuakata beach

Recent Updates

Swiss envoy hosts talks on Bangladesh’s climate priorities before COP31

VBD urges landslide-risk Rangamati residents to move to shelters

Injured sloth bear cub rescued from Madhya Pradesh forest floor

Solar tricycles overtake vintage cars on cuba’s fuel-strapped roads

Kaptai hydropower output tops 200 MW as lake water levels rise

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Environment

Lead exposure drains Up to 9% of Bangladesh’s GDP with $16 billion annual IQ loss

Environment

Hill water crisis deepens as unsafe ‘wells’ become main source

Climate Justice

For Barishal’s Manta boat dwellers, Eid brings only brief relief amid daily hardship

Focus

Bangladesh’s canal ambition faces climate, political and water security pressures

Climate Finance

Climate project faces scrutiny as only Tk8cr set aside for beneficiaries

Climate aid project faces scrutiny over high consultancy spending

OECD review finds climate finance progress uneven despite policy growth

Climate loss fund faces $2.8bn shortfall as board meets in Manila

Sustainability

What traditional creative industries teach us about sustainability

Philippines launches national policy to expand nature-based solutions

Bangladesh outlines climate and innovation goals at UN SDG forum

KEPZ wins Bangladesh’s top national tree plantation award for 2025

The recognition highlights decades of afforestation, ecosystem restoration and...

Girls in Netrakona welcome newborns with trees to begin zero-carbon journey

Teenage volunteers in a Netrakona village combine tree planting,...

Climate Change

68MW Jamuna solar park signals Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition

120 Hills Destroyed, 1,200 Dead: Chattogram’s Deadly Cost of Hill Cutting

Chattogram floods affect 754,590 people, destroy rural homes as aid falls short

COP31 partnership, side event applications close August 14

Applications for partnerships and side events at the COP31...

Green skills gap threatens Bangladesh’s climate transition, study finds

Researchers from three Bangladeshi universities say climate education must...

Biodiversity

Forest department seizes 150 kg of shrimp, poison bottles and boat in Sundarbans raid

Tigress returns to Sundarbans as deer traps threaten tigers

10-foot python rescued from fishing net in bagerhat

Ancient DNA confirms Nepal’s ‘Chinese pangolin’ is Himalayan species

Ancient DNA from a 190-year-old museum specimen has resolved...

South Korean firms linked to nature loss spanning over five Seouls, study says

As global disclosure standards expand beyond carbon accounting, new...

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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

Young volunteers lead life-saving relief as Bangladesh floods affect 1 million

Illegal saltwater pipes now threaten $100m coastal shield in Southwestern Bangladesh

Bangladeshi journalist wins second EJN fellowship on climate loss

Bangladesh to Host Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Youth 2026

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Common Kingfisher: A bright bird facing a darker climate reality

Common Hoopoe: The crowned bird of open fields under growing climate pressure

Light pollution: The silent threat stealing our night sky

Key West’s overlooked cattle egret reveals a remarkable migration story

Crime

Bangladeshi national arrested in India for smuggling endangered golden langurs

Bangladesh hunts wildlife traffickers after 1,104 exotic animals seized

Illegal lead smelting resumes again in Savar despite government raids

Illegal lead plant leaves Munshiganj villagers choking on toxic smoke

Wildlife

Wild mother elephant dies after fall from Teknaf hill in heavy rain

Wild Asian elephant seriously injured in landslide in Teknaf hills

Bangladesh’s Prime minister expresses interest in visiting Pitachhara conservation forest

Bangladesh seizes over 1,100 exotic wildlife in Dhaka raid, one arrested

Authorities rescued 1,104 exotic animals from a Dhaka house,...

Bangladesh PM urges inclusive safe society and protection of animals

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated Nazrul Year 2026-27, urging...

Energy

Bangladesh targets 60MW rooftop solar expansion across public universities to cut energy costs

Bangladesh approves roadmap to raise renewable energy to 20% by 2030

BWGED urges solar subsidies to cut Bangladesh fuel import costs

Bangladesh to scale up ‘Soleman Solar Irrigation Pump’ nationwide: Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh will expand the locally developed Soleman Solar Irrigation...

Sunamganj DC office launches 90kW rooftop solar system to advance clean energy

Sunamganj District Commissioner’s Office has commissioned a 90kW rooftop...

Environment

More than 200 homes flooded in Sitakunda as residents blame Abul Khair Steel plant

Bangladesh warning system under strain as weather platforms hacked

Flood toll rises to 39 as 928,000 affected across Chattogram division

Two children die in separate Chattogram landslides after heavy rain

Authorities reported hill collapses in residential areas as record-breaking...

Prime minister to open environment and tree fairs in Dhaka

A nationwide fair programme will combine afforestation, digital monitoring...

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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

COP30’s overlooked breakthrough on just transition

Migration

Climate change raises deadly heat risks for Gulf migrant workers: HRW

Faridpur villagers demand removal of dredger as river erosion worsens

Climate-displaced children find new hope through skills training

Barishal slowly sinking as scientists warn of long-term flooding risk

A scientific study finds Barishal is gradually sinking due...

IOM and International Federation of the Green Crescent partner to support migrants mental health

IOM and IFGC signed a Geneva agreement to strengthen...

Thoughts

The death of a river: The impending Teesta catastrophe

How much is population growth really to blame for Bangladesh’s food insecurity?

Carbon credit revenue could fund Bangladesh’s next rural energy expansion

Time to reduce Bangladesh’s dangerous dependence on imported edible oil

Bangladesh’s heavy dependence on imported edible oil is draining...

Green move Cox: A youth-led vision for sustainable transportation in Bangladesh

Young leaders at a Dhaka summit presented Green Move...

News Digest

Bangladesh PM plants trees, meets women receiving welfare cards

Europe heatwave highlights need for deeper China-EU climate ties

Government issues 10-point flood response plan for Chattogram region

IDCOL, East West University partner on solar energy research

The agreement combines industrial monitoring infrastructure with university research...

Bangladesh, Netherlands discuss cooperation on climate-resilient water management

Discussions focused on technical collaboration for the Teesta Master...

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