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Study aims to price social, cultural costs of climate damage

How do you price a life lost to floods or cultural heritage destroyed by a storm? What are the costs when an ecosystem or territory is no longer habitable due to prolonged drought, sea-level rise or salt intrusion? These are some of the questions a recently-launched study hopes to answer in an effort to highlight the value of things that are not commonly traded in markets but hold intrinsic worth for individuals, society and the environment, and that could be lost, damaged or destroyed as a result of climate change impacts. climateWhile the...

Sloth bears confirmed extinct in Bangladesh

A massive project to assess the health of wildlife in Bangladesh has confirmed conservationists’ longstanding suspicions that sloth bears no longer exist in that country.   Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) could once be found throughout India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. (A separate subspecies lives on the island nation of Sri Lanka.) Overhunting during the British colonial rule caused all populations of this lanky, shaggy, white-snouted species to crash by the end of the 19th century. sloth-bear-Marieke-I... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Simon Reeve’s Bangladesh: ‘I didn’t want to leave’

He spent half a year following the Tropic of Cancer for his BBC series, but Simon Reeve’s favourite place was a vibrant country that sits in India’s shadow

You hear the fish hunters of Narail, in western Bangladesh, long before you see them. Sharp screeching penetrates the air by the riverbank, on the edge of the village, where ranks of canoes hold large bamboo cages and pairs of furry otters, those world-champion fish catchers. Villagers in the area harness the otters for a fishing partnership that dates back thousands of years, and one that was used in Britain until the late 1800s.

Climate-smart villages in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

56 years old Kamla Devi listens to messages of weather and best climate friendly crop practices on her mobile phone while working in the cowshed at her home in Anjanthalli. Image by Prashanth Vishwanathan. Used with permission. CSV-KARNAL56-year-old Kamla Devi listens to messages about the weather and best climate-friendly crop practices on her mobile phone while working in the cowshed at her home in Anjanthalli village. Image by Prashanth Vishwanathan. Used with permission. One of the initiatives to come out of the United Nations’ summ...

Crippling cost of climate change adaptation

With a population of 140 million, Bangladesh is one of the world’s most populated countries. It is also one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Cyclones, floods and droughts have long been part of the country’s history but they have intensified in recent years. As a result of the long exposure to these hazards, Bangladesh is a world leader in adaptation strategies but this has come with a heavy price tag. climateTo find out exactly how much tax payers’ money has been absorbed by efforts to tackle the effects of climate cha...

Global protests over climate change

Protests in many countries to demand urgent action on climate change have kicked off, with over 2,000 marches taking place around the world. [caption id="attachment_9415" align="alignleft" width="300"]protest Protester hold inflatable planes with labels reading "climate killer" and "tax break model" during a Climate Change March demanding politicians take tougher action to protect the climate in Berlin, September 21, 2014. Photo: Reuters[/caption] The People’s Climate March has been organised to call for action to curb carbon emissions ahead of the UN ...
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