Social forestry beneficiaries will receive funds from the Climate Trust Fund instead of tree sales profits– Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan
Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, stated that beneficiaries of social forestry will receive an equivalent amount from the Climate Trust Fund instead of tree sales profits. She emphasized the need to protect social forestry trees, allowing tree cutting only in urgent cases. She also stressed the importance of planting native trees instead of Acacia and Eucalyptus.
She made these remarks on 9 February 2025 Sunday while addressing a discussion meeting at Rangpur Circuit House with officials from the Forest Department, Department of Environment, and Water Development Board.
The Adviser highlighted the necessity of effective coordination among government agencies to protect the environment. She state...