Never too late to conquer the Goddess Mother of the world
Musa Ibrahim, a journalist became a part of glorious face of Bangladesh – being an one man army for his Everest conquest after half a century of its conquest by a British Expedition.  Everest is still holding her majesty and glory for the human powered [...]

By Ken Ford
Every year a group folks I know organize what they call the Hillary Ride. The ride pays tribute to Sir Edmond Hillary who died at the age of 88. So each year around this time they go out a cycle 88+ km. This year we cycled 150 km.
The trip started by meeting up [...]

By | Muntasir Mamun Imran, Country Coordinator, International Coastal Cleanup, The Ocean Conservancy

Whale! Whale!! Whale? In Bangladesh? No way!! No one can even imagine the existence of whale in Bay of Bengal is a small corridor of the mighty Indian Ocean, but due to the favorable geographical location it’s not impossible to find whales and [...]

By Andreas Schild, PhD, Director General
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD)
International Mountain Day provides us with an opportunity to join with our friends and colleagues from the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and the rest of the world in creating awareness about the importance of mountains for sustenance, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development, [...]

600,000 people died as a direct consequence from more than 11,000 extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, the 2010 Global Climate Risk Index shows.
The report from the climate and development organization Germanwatch was released on Tuesday at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
According to the index, Bangladesh is the country most severely [...]

A Global Fund for Water as part of the Copenhagen accord
Environmental shocks such as floods, droughts, sea-level rise and melting glaciers are core reasons for humans to be concerned about changes in the world’s climates. These shocks affect us now and will continue to do so in the future. It is imperative that we continue [...]

by Staff Writers | New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 | http://www.terradaily.com
India’s water needs are set to double by 2030, which could dry up its river basins, according to new research released Tuesday that paints a grim picture for supplies across the emerging world.
Global fresh water demand by 2030 will be 40 percent higher than [...]