Bangladesh, Germany sign 2 technical coop agreements
Two technical cooperation agreements were signed on Tuesday between Bangladesh and Germany against two projects in the fields of the Sundarbans Mangroves and in tanneries. The agreements are on the projects titled: “Integrated management of the Sundarbans Mangroves and the Marine Protected Area ‘Swatch of No Ground (SoNG)’ Bangladesh” and “Good Working Conditions in Tanneries […]
Bangladesh, Germany sign 2 technical coop agreements | Business
Bangladesh, Germany sign 2 technical coop agreements DHAKA, Sept 19, 2023 (BSS) – Two technical cooperation agreements were signed today between Bangladesh and Germany against two projects in the fields of the Sundarbans Mangroves and in tanneries. The agreements are on the projects titled: “Integrated management of the Sundarbans Mangroves and the Marine Protected Area […]
Germany to provide 4mn euro to improve Sundarbans Mangroves forest, tanneries
Bangladesh and Germany have signed two technical cooperation agreements against two projects in the fields of the Sundarbans Mangroves and in tanneries. The agreements are on the projects titled: “Integrated management of the Sundarbans Mangroves and the Marine Protected Area ‘Swatch of No Ground (SoNG)’ Bangladesh” and “Good Working Conditions in Tanneries (GOTAN)”. Sharifa Khan, […]
Germany to provide €191m as dev cooperation
Germany will provide 191 million euro to Bangladesh in the form of technical cooperation and financial cooperation for the sustainable development of the country. In this regard, two bilateral agreements on Development Cooperation were signed on Sunday between the Governments of Bangladesh and Germany following up on the commitments of the last government negotiations in […]
After rise in climate direct action, Europe cracks down
Bavaria has used preventative custody of longer than 24 hours at least 80 times against climate activists over the past 18 months, the state interior ministry told Reuters, under a state law that permits such actions. The ministry confirmed holding one activist for 30 days. The Last Generation said nine people had been held for 30 days. The […]
Electronic ‘noses’ help sniff out forest fires in Germany | News
Electronic ‘noses’ help sniff out forest fires in Germany EBERSWALDE, Germany, July 18, 2023 (BSS/AFP) – Sensors that can sniff out a wildfire minutes after it starts are being trialled in Brandenburg, the German region most hit by forest fires. In the heart of Eberswalde forest northeast of Berlin, Juergen Mueller coaxed flames out of […]
UN climate talks in Bonn end in stalemate as poorer countries plead for action
Ten days of climate talks wrapped up in Bonn, Germany, on Thursday with negotiators unable to agree on key issues ahead of the Cop28 summit in December. Developing countries that are especially vulnerable to climate change say richer ones are failing to deliver the funding they need to weather the worst effects of global warming. “Climate […]
Germany cracks down on climate activists
German police raided 15 properties linked to the Last Generation climate activist group Wednesday, seizing assets as part of an investigation into its finances in a sign of growing impatience with disruptive protest tactics also seen in other European countries. Members of the group have repeatedly blocked roads across Germany in an effort to pressure […]
German climate activists pledge new wave of blockades
Climate activists said Tuesday that they will stage further protests in Berlin in an effort to force the German government into doing more to curb global warming. The announcement came as courts are taking a tougher stance against members of the group Last Generation who have repeatedly blocked roads across Germany in the past year. The group […]
Germany shutting down last nuclear power plants
For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power plant in northwestern Germany has reliably provided millions of homes with electricity and many with well-paid jobs in what was once an agricultural backwater. Now, it and the country’s two other remaining nuclear plants are being shut down. Germany long ago decided to phase out both fossil fuels […]