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Bangladesh is to benefit from two new innovative agricultural projects – one exploiting seaweed and the other sustainable soil management – after the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed the official agreements today. Mr. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary, Economic...

The Energy and Environment Technical Working Group (EETWG), comprised of United Nations Agencies and NGOs, have jointly launched reforestation activities in the world’s largest refugee camp. In 2019, the members of the working group will complete reforestation activities covering 500 acres inside the camps. The area that hosts what is...

As part of engaging youth and adolescents to spearhead the United Nation’s Zero Hunger Challenge and celebrating the National Nutrition Week, the Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) Project and the Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) Foundation, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) of the Ministry of Food, organised...

Monitoring forest and land cover changes is indispensable for sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity conservation, ecological protection and developing sustainable livelihoods, particularly for a populated country like Bangladesh.  Land cover and forest monitoring activities are part of the Bangladesh Forest Inventory (BFI) carried out by the Bangladesh Forest Department...

Sustainable land management (SLM), climate resilient livelihoods and adaptation are fundamental in Bangladesh for the sustainability of the national economy as well as benefiting from the many ecosystem services. Natural resources are impacted by several human activities and their vulnerability enhanced by environmental crises such as climate change and land...