A recent survey conducted by the researchers at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology revealed that the Karnaphuli riverbed has a thick layer of polythene and plastic waste stretching from 2 to…
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Keyword: Access and Benefit-Sharing Geographically Bangladesh is a tiny country, but nature has blessed it with diverse wildlife and biodiversity. Bangladesh's agriculture, fisheries, forestry and some other sectors are heavily dependent on…
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Introduction More than 78 years ago, the Trail Smelter Tribunal heralded a new era in the field of International Environmental Law, establishing the principle of Trans-boundary Harm.[1] It formulated the concept of…
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Conservation of the environment, improvement of the environmental standards & Control and mitigation of environmental pollution are three key objectives of the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (BECA) 1995. In order to effectuate…
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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is defined by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) as “the systematic development and application of policies, strategies and practices to minimize vulnerabilities, hazards and…
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Although Bangladesh is a very small country, nature has blessed it with varied wildlife biodiversity (flora and fauna). Biodiversity is the diversity, frequency and variety in genes, species and ecosystems in the…
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The Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995 was enacted to fulfil three major objectives, namely: the conservation of the environment, the improvement of environmental standards, and the control and mitigation of environmental pollution.…
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Genetically modified Organism (GMO) is basically an organism (plant, animal or microorganism) created by application of bio-technology which is such a technology by the application of which a new genetically characterized organism…
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Tigers serve as the 'natural forest conservators' of the Sundarbans, the largest single mangrove forest on earth. They serve as the 'gardener of a garden' and control the prey populations, thus ensure…
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Focus Keyword: Environment Court Act 2010 In response to various international conventions, treaties and protocols, Bangladesh has developed a new environmental legal regime, including environmental governance institutions. From 2000, after the enactment…
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