Bangladesh protects sacred forests to strengthen biodiversity conservation

Bangladesh protects sacred forests to strengthen biodiversity conservation

With an aim to protect biodiversity that’s become fragmented and is scattered across the country, Bangladesh is listing all the old, sacred and socially important trees and forests. The Forest Department has been collecting information from the locals in various parts of the country about locations and details of sites that are centuries-old and sacred to the surrounding communities. On Feb. 10 this year, the government served a public notice in…