Tag: environmental degradation

ENVIRONMENT | Importance of local knowledge in halting environmental degradation
_{Understanding the concept of “Local Knowledge” in the context of the Chittagong Hill Tracts}

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has a unique landscape and the largest forest cover in Bangladesh. The region is facing rapid environmental changes in recent times, which has escalated in the last two decades. Deforestation in various forms is destroying the forest cover of CHT and the impacts of climate change is affecting the local indigenous…

ENVIRONMENT | Importance of local knowledge in halting environmental degradationUnderstanding the concept of “Local Knowledge” in the context of the Chittagong Hill Tracts