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The watery areas and forests on the banks of re-mined reservoirs are now enchanted with the chirping of the guest birds and rare species creating spectacular scenes to attract everyone. Photo: BSS
Environment

Re-excavation of extinct reservoirs improving environment, biodiversity in northern region

Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders of the G20 pose for a photo of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture date: Monday November 18, 2024. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Climate Change

G20 leaders turn focus to climate change on Rio summit's last day

A cloud of smoke and ash is seen covering Quito, as the city has five active fires in its surroundings, Ecuador September 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo
Climate Change

Ecuador declares national emergency as wildfires, drought intensify

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud arrives at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Climate Change

Saudi Arabia is a ‘wrecking ball’ in global climate talks

Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Rayerbazar students learn about waste management through poetry, songs, and drama

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at an event during the World Climate Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18 November. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Timely and equitable financial, technological support needed for transition to renewables: Rizwana at COP29

Traffic passes on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality turned "severe" due to alarming air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up to worst level this season

US President Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as "International Conservation Day", during his tour at the Museu da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Climate Change

Biden visits Amazon rainforest en route to G20 summit in Rio

The Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, June 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Climate Change

Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans

Members of the Indigenous People Association stage a protest to demand action on climate change, holding big head cut-outs of world leaders US President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on the waters of Botafogo Bay, ahead of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes
Climate Change

G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance: sources

Manpura Island starkly represents the challenges faced by countless vulnerable communities worldwide. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Devastations at Manpura Island: A wake-up call for climate action

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at the closing ceremony of the National Nature Festival 2024 held at Dhaka Residential Model College auditorium in the capital on 16 November. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Laws will be strictly enforced to stop noise pollution: Rizwana

A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Climate Change

6th Day of COP29: Progress on climate finance, but consensus still out of reach