Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, announced that the Forest Department will no longer plant eucalyptus and acacia trees. She instructed the department to preserve other tree species except for eucalyptus and acacia planted for social forestry along roadsides.
The advisor stated that biodiversity rules and guidelines will be developed to protect biodiversity. She also emphasized involving students in wildlife and forest-related activities at the range office level.
She issued these directives during a special meeting held at the Forest Department office in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
The advisor highlighted the need to establish management committees for protected forests such as Lathitila, Chunati, Satchari, and Lawachara. She called for an end to eco-tourism and picnicking in these forests and emphasized stopping music and noise disturbances to maintain the natural environment of the forests.
