
JICA Executive Senior Vice President Meets Environment Advisor
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, announced proposals to transform forest resource centers into nature learning hubs to engage urban youth with biodiversity. During a meeting on Thursday, with a high-level Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) delegation, led by Executive Senior Vice President Miyazaki Katsura, at the Bangladesh Secretariat, Advisor also sought JICA’s support to modernize the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) for eco-friendly furniture production and expand into new markets. Additional proposals included upgrading safari parks to global standards and enhancing digital forest monitoring to combat illegal logging.
The meeting, rooted in mutual respe...