Massive tree plantation has become crucial for a safer planet by reducing environmental degradation that threatens life, livelihoods, ecosystems, habitation and civilization.
Officials and experts viewed this today at a discussion jointly organised by the district administration and Department of Environment (DoE) at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner in observance of the World Environmental Day-2022
Elaborate programs, including rally, painting competitions for children on environment, distribution of saplings, tree plantation, distribution of prizes and cultural functions, were taken in observance of the day.
Earlier, government and NGO officials, environmentalists, students, teachers, politicians, professionals, civil society members, community leaders and elite, participated in a rally that paraded the city streets.
Divisional Commissioner Md. Abdul Wahhab Bhuiyan attended the discussion as the chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Md. Asib Ahsan in the chair.
Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abdul Alim Mahmud, Divisional Director of the DoE Syed Farhad Hossain, Superintendent of Police Md. Ferdous Ali Chowdhury and Deputy Director of the DoE Md. Mizanur Rahman addressed the discussion as special guests.
Syed Farhad Hossain discussed the ongoing environmental degradation being caused by climate change due to global warming and massive steps taken by the government to cope with the situation.
He narrated severe consequences of climate change and environmental degradation and urged all to work unitedly in saving the planet from unthinkable catastrophes through tree plantation and other measures.
The speakers laid importance on reducing emission of industrial smokes, release of poisonous wastes, indiscriminate felling of trees and ensuring better water and waste management to reduce environmental degradation.
Abdul Alim Mahmud called upon all concerned for innovating and adopting effective technologies alongside tree plantation to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change to keep crop
production increasing for food security.
The chief guest stressed on massive tree plantation and taking effective steps to reduce environmental degradation to save agriculture, ecology, biodiversity and ecosystems and adapt to adverse impacts of climate change for a safer planet.
