Of hippos and endangered indigenous denizens
On 19 June 2011 a national English daily reported that our honourable State Minister for Environment and Forests, Dr Hasan Mahmud, is planning to introduce hippopotami, imported from Africa, into the...
View ArticleCOP 11 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Bangladesh
The Eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has recently been held (8-19 October) in Hyderabad, India. The periodic meetings of...
View ArticleAgriculture: Nothing to expect from Copenhagen
During 7 to 18 December, 2009, the world leaders from 192 countries will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, to negotiate an agreement at the COP 15 of the UNFCCC to keep global temperatures below...
View ArticleA Note on Climate Change, Food Security
Climate change will affect agriculture, forestry, fisheries and livestock production through higher temperatures, changes in rainfall and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration. Global mean...
View ArticleBt Brinjal: India halts, Bangladesh moves ahead?
On 10th February, 2010 the State Minister for Science Yeafesh Osman tabled the “National Institute of Biotechnology Bill-2010” in the National Parliament in Bangladesh....
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