environment

BUP’s EggTeaVate: Transforming cafeteria waste into sustainable solutions

EggTeaVate is based on the widely recognised concept of kitchen waste composting but with a unique approach.

The relationship between consumerism and the climate crisis: Explained

Unchecked consumerism threatens planetary stability, urging a shift toward sustainability.

Carbon emissions, climate change, and the cacao tree

In conversation with Shams-il Arefin Islam where he talks about his work and sheds light on how the cacao tree acts as an early climate alarm bell.

Why nuclear energy makes sense for Bangladesh

Coal is responsible for approximately 24.6 deaths per TWh (terawatt hour) due to air pollution and occupational hazards.

Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat

Since appearing in the 19th century, plastic has undergone many reinventions.

To reform Bangladesh's environment sector, focus on biodiversity conservation

Environment is one of three pillars of sustainable development, while society and economy are the other two.

Preserving our future by saving our forests

Most of the forest and relevant laws in practice are from the British regime, and devoid of any consideration of the people.

Data centres to cause 2.5 bln tons of emissions by 2030: research

The rapid expansion of data centres worldwide is projected to generate approximately 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions by 2030, according to research by the multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley.

Debunking tales of the Russell’s viper

Amid this mass panic, many “facts” being circulated about the snake fall in the realm of misinformation. 

November 30, 2015
November 30, 2015

Poor 'left behind' at climate talks

A critical UN conference aimed at agreeing a new global approach to climate change is set to open in Paris with 147 world leaders in attendance.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

Paris climate summit: UN negotiations 'need redesign'

The UN climate negotiations are heading for failure and need a major redesign if they are to succeed, scientists say.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

New 'hog-nosed rat' discovered in Indonesia

A team of scientists have discovered a new species of rat in Indonesia.

October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015

PM promises hunger-free livable Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dedicates the Champions of the Earth award to the people of the country.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

World headed for too-high 2.7 Celsius warming: experts

Earth could warm 2.7 degrees Celsius this century, warned a review Thursday which judged national carbon-cutting pledges insufficient to stave off worst-case-scenario predictions for climate change.

September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015

Global warming: Are trees going on strike?

Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring season brought on by global warming, researchers have said.

September 20, 2015
September 20, 2015

Poof! Lake disappears into underwater Lava tube (video)

The Lost Lake drains into a mysterious lava tube in the Central Oregon Cascades every year and this phenomenon is caught on camera.

September 18, 2015
September 18, 2015

Is this giant Wolffish a result of Fukushima nuclear disaster?

A Japanese fisherman has reeled in a huge wolfish and it is raising concerns about the effects that the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has had on the environment, reports Yahoo News.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

Malaysia closes schools as Indonesia smoke haze worsens

Malaysian authorities on Tuesday ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a smoky grey shroud.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

US Navy limits 'whale-harming' sonar in Pacific

The US Navy agrees to limit its use of sonar that may inadvertently harm whales and dolphins in waters near Hawaii and California.