wetlands

Environmental campaigners call for urgent protection of urban trees and wetlands

Environmental campaigners urged immediate protection of Bangladesh's urban trees, forests and wetlands, warning that unchecked destruction is worsening climate...

Bangladesh to open public water bodies for traditional fishers

Bangladesh plans to grant traditional fishers access to public water bodies while accelerating wetland restoration and river dredging to...

Madaripur ponds disappear as high-rise buildings replace urban water bodies

Ponds across Madaripur are rapidly disappearing as urban development expands, reducing vital water sources, disrupting ecosystems and complicating firefighting...

MP Fazlur Rahman calls for separate ministry for Bangladesh’s haor region

Freedom fighter and MP Fazlur Rahman urged the government to establish a dedicated ministry for Bangladesh's haor region, citing...

Mediterranean Wetlands Project wins top EU Climate Action Award

The LIFE WetLands4CLIMATE project won the EU’s top Climate Action award for restoring Spanish wetlands, cutting emissions, improving biodiversity...

Pesticides and illegal fishing practices threaten aquatic biodiversity in Bangladesh

Experts in Netrokona warned that excessive pesticide use and banned fishing practices are accelerating aquatic biodiversity loss, threatening wetland...

Bronze-Winged Jacana survives on Bangladesh’s disappearing wetlands

The Bronze-winged Jacana, known as the Lily Walker, survives across Bangladesh’s wetlands despite rising threats from habitat destruction, pollution...

Rajshahi rally urges protection of rivers and wetlands 

Environmental activists and researchers at a Rajshahi rally warned that pollution and encroachment are threatening rivers and wetlands, urging...

Rajshahi toxic waste threatens rivers and wetlands

Civil society groups warn untreated urban waste in Rajshahi is contaminating rivers and wetlands, harming biodiversity, public health, fisheries,...

China-origin fishing traps fuel Bangladesh wetland crisis

Activists warn that China-origin fishing traps and illegal practices are accelerating wetland degradation, collapsing fish stocks and endangering traditional...

Bangladesh marks fishing cat day as deaths halve

Bangladesh observes Fishing Cat Conservation Day, reporting a sharp drop in killings as tougher laws, research and community action...

Wetlands must be central to climate finance, Experts urge at Pre-COP30 dialogue

Experts at a Pre-COP30 dialogue in Dhaka urged scaling up finance for wetlands restoration, framing them as natural infrastructure...