Letters to the Editor
Protecting environment, biodiversity
Monday, 1 August 2022
Biodiversity is the foundation of life and ensures essential services within the ecosystems. It supports peoples' livelihoods and sustainable development in all realms of socio-economic activity, including agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism, among others. By ignoring biodiversity loss, we are now investing in people, their lives and their well-being. So, the loss of biodiversity in all parts of Bangladesh has sped up alarmingly. As a result, many wildlife and plant species went extinct or are on the verge of extinction.
Bangladesh passed the Environmental Protection Act in 1995. But almost half of our wild animal species, which are native to the country, are now threatened. Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, has an important role to play. Therefore, we must check the biodiversity loss by conserving and protecting the wildlife and plant species, restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable use of natural resources.
Jesmin Akter,
Student of Department of Management,
Joynal Hazari College, Feni,
jessijesmin3@gmail.com