Dhaka, July 3 -- As Bangladesh launches the National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2025, environmentalists rightly warn that the initiative risks missing its mark unless it embraces a climate-resilient, ecosystem-based approach.
While the scale of the campaign - with millions of saplings planted - is impressive, its focus remains disproportionately on terrestrial zones such as parks, highways, and institutional grounds. Our newspaper reported on Wednesday that this leaves behind the nation's most climate-vulnerable regions: its coasts and mangrove ecosystems.
With over 711 kilometres of coastline and nearly 40 million people living in 19 coastal districts, Bangladesh's exposure to climate threats like cyclones, sea-level rise, an...