rubber plantation
International Day of Forests / Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests
Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.
Earth Day 2022 / Ending deforestation by 2030: An empty promise?
Bangladesh is amazingly green. Yet, historically, our natural forests have always been limited. In 2000, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics estimated our total forest area to be 2.6 million hectares.
Demand for rubber ‘threatens forest’
The global demand for rubber tyres is threatening protected forests in Southeast Asia, according to a study.
Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests
Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.
Ending deforestation by 2030: An empty promise?
Bangladesh is amazingly green. Yet, historically, our natural forests have always been limited. In 2000, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics estimated our total forest area to be 2.6 million hectares.
Demand for rubber ‘threatens forest’
The global demand for rubber tyres is threatening protected forests in Southeast Asia, according to a study.