Dhaka, July 2 -- As Bangladesh inaugurates the National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2025, environmental experts have expressed serious concern that the initiative lacks a climate-resilient strategy, particularly for coastal and marine ecosystems.
Despite its large-scale ambition-planting over 12 million saplings in 2023-the campaign remains primarily focused on terrestrial afforestation in urban parks, highways, institutions, and agricultural land. Critics argue that this approach overlooks critical frontline zones such as mangrove forests and degraded coastal belts, which are vital for climate adaptation and disaster resilience.
"Tree planting should not be about greenery alone-it must serve the broader goals of climate adapta...