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Bangladesh’s AI climate adaptation tool among five finalists for UN Climate Action Award 2026

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The Bangladesh-developed Climate Action Copilot aims to help governments identify vulnerable communities and prioritize climate adaptation investments. The winner will be announced in Cambodia...

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

World Bank faces pressure to shield vulnerable nations from climate and fuel crises

Recent Updates

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

Tarique Rahman seeks Canadian support for energy, climate finance

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

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

Excessive agrochemical use threatens public health, warns Farida Akhter

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Climate Change

The Invisible Losses of Girls Leaving School

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

Climate Finance

COP17: Bangladesh heads to UN biodiversity summit as experts warn of finance gap

Pacific pre-COP a ‘flop’? Australia faces backlash over leaders’ no-show

Pacific climate talks secure new finance pledges as fossil fuel tensions test COP31 ambitions

Bangladesh’s climate adaptation experience can inform global cooperation : Saimum

Sustainability

ICCES calls for nationwide tree care to build a greener Bangladesh

Bangladesh adopts new strategies to attract more Chinese investment

Bangladesh targets six products to narrow trade gap with China

More than 2,000 Bangladesh NGOs face risks as foreign aid shrinks

A BIDS study found foreign-grant-dependent NGOs facing steep budget...

Bangladesh university to host international conference on sustainable development

Researchers from 53 Bangladeshi universities and seven countries will...

Climate Change

RCOY APAC 2026 concludes with climate field learning in Gazipur

Bangladesh seeks to turn climate commitments into investment outcomes

Non-economic climate losses remain overlooked in northern Bangladesh, study finds

Green Bangle, YouthNet join climate awareness, tree drive

Students and teachers learned practical steps to address rising...

Climate change is reshaping the Himalayas and making climbing more dangerous

Glacial lake outbursts, retreating ice and unpredictable weather threaten...

Biodiversity

South Africa to outline biodiversity priorities ahead of UN COP17

Western Indian Ocean nations seek stronger marine protection after 40 years

Bangladesh Navy deploys nationwide patrols for hilsa protection

European Parliament discussion urges action on biodiversity ahead of COP17

European and international representatives stressed the need to close...

Tree planting and snakebite awareness workshop event held in Rajshahi

The session focused on recognising snakes, preventing and treating...

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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

Chattogram Press Club honours Illius for global climate journalism achievement

Arctic forum explores new global partnerships to tackle climate challenges

EcoMen training in Dhaka urges recognition of care in climate action

Albanese warns Australia faces a summer of floods, cyclones and heat

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Rufous Woodpecker: A Forest Specialist Facing a Changing Climate

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

Crime

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

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

21 fishermen abducted in Sundarbans, no trace found after four days

1163 turtles seized at Dhaka airport, passenger detained

Wildlife

Botswana authorises killing of 23 elephants for independence celebrations

Bangladesh orders 18 unlicensed resorts near the Sundarbans to close

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

Python rescued after getting trapped in fishing net in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vows stronger measures to curb rising human-elephant conflict

Bangladesh plans stronger habitat protection, early-warning systems and community...

Energy

Brighters Consortium opens applications for Energy Media Fellowship

Gas confirmed at Sundalpur-4 well in Noakhali, output test under way

LNG disruptions expose risks in Bangladesh’s import-dependent energy system

Mongla protest urges halt to new fossil fuel projects and funding

Environmental groups in Mongla urged a shift from fossil...

Netherlands unveils fossil roadmap but leaves phase-out dates unclear

The plan boosts renewables and electrification while retaining gas...

Environment

Nepal flood leaves 10 missing, damages homes and hydropower sites

Khulna University dialogue calls for agroecology in national policy

Waste pickers to take centre stage in global push against plastic pollution

Traditional boat race draws tens of thousands to the Kaliganga River

Twenty-two boats competed for prizes as folk music, community...

Armenia to issue silver collector coin ahead of 2026 COP17 summit

Featuring an endangered Armenian butterfly and the summit logo,...

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Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal

COP31: Environment MEPs urge faster fossil fuel phase-out and more climate finance

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

Migration

Parliamentary caucus calls for stronger policy on climate displacement

Experts urge grant-based climate finance, stronger regional action

Maria nominated for 2026 International Children’s Peace Prize

German MPs spotlight investment ties amid German development budget cuts

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

South Asians trafficked through fake jobs into cyber scam operations, UN warns

South Asians seeking jobs abroad are being trafficked into...

Thoughts

Procrastination: The “tomorrow” trap and its hidden costs

Rising plastic waste threatens Bangladesh’s rivers

COP31 and the new colonialism of technology transfer: who owns climate solutions?

Air conditioning brings relief while raising serious climate risks

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

The Nepal flood, the responsibility of the developed world and the limits of climate finance

The article argues that Nepal’s flood disaster exposes a...

News Digest

EU climate chief pledges greater youth role ahead of COP31 talks

EU ministers to review carbon market and agree positions for UN summits

Bangladesh youth trained for climate negotiations ahead of COP31 talks

China cooperation needed to modernise and develop Bangladesh’s agriculture sector

Experts highlight Chinese technology, solar irrigation, agricultural inputs and...

Relief materials sent to Bhotekoshi flood victims in Rasuwa

The relief package includes cooking fuel, stoves, clothing, rice,...