Deforestation
Mohammad Islam / driknews
The demand for food is increasing every day as the population is increasing at a dangerous pace. This will bring unprecedented and unsustainable demand on the country's remaining lands, forests and swamps. A massive leap in deforestation is clearly visible and it would add to global warming as the sea level continues to rise and will put pressure on our forests . The southern cost of Bangladesh will go under water in a period of 25-30 years, which will lead to further conflict and political unrest in the country. Under the above circumstances what are we doing as Bangladeshis? We are already experiencing similar problems much before the sea water submerges our lands. Every day we are losing trees around us in the name of development and the demand for agricultural land is increasing. In the name of food & development, we are heading towards more natural disasters than it has already been projected. We have already passed over a month of the monsoon and it is not yet too late for planting trees all over Bangladesh. I have seen many barren hills in Mymensingh, Comilla, Chittagong, Sylhet and Rangamati but never saw any government agency or the NGOs take up the programme of planting trees on the hills. The ministry of forests has a great role to play in this regard. Once trees are planted on these barren lands/hills, the forests will automatically grow. At present we are on the verge of losing the forests. Steps must be taken immediately to preserve the forests and the lands nearby (for the future growth of the forests).
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