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Bangladesh has launched a new reforestation programme to revive five species of plant currently listed as critically endangered on the country’s red list and bring back two species declared locally extinct.
By PA/TPN, in Asia, World · 19 Jul 2025, 17:31 · 0 Comments
All five plant species identified for revival were categorised as critically endangered in Bangladesh’s fist ever plant red list published in November 2024.
The Bangladesh Forest Department, in collaboration with the Bangladesh National Herbarium, National Botanic Garden, and IUCN Bangladesh, is working to help these species recover, growing their seedlings in nurseries before moving them to suitable habitats.
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