Danish

Uncovering ‘GreenWash’
The other common problems identified included fall in the quality of education,
constraints of technical education facilities, accommodation problems and
unplanned land use pattern.
On environmental issues, the growing industrial pollution, deforestation, reduction
of natural forestry, massive use of pesticides, introduction of high breed
varieties, extinction of local fish species and crop varieties and introduction of
alien ones, water logging, death of rivers and canals and other waterbodies, air
pollution, depletion of ground water, etc were identified.
Bangladesh signed or ratified almost all the international conventions and
protocols since 1992 Earth Summit. But translation of these conventions and
protocols at the national level implementation is yet to be taken care of in that
seriousness.
Contact: FEJB (Forum for Environmental Journalists
Bangladesh), fejb@bangla.net