News Category: Environment and Climate Change
Advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Bogra District held
YPSA and PAVE jointly organized advocacy meeting with the NGOs and Civil Society groups working on climate displaced people under YPSA-HLP rights initiative project at the conference hall of Bogra…
Advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Korigram District held
YPSA and Solidarity with the support of Displacement Solutions jointly organized advocacy meeting on “Rights of Climate Displaced People” in Korigram District on 20th November’12. YPSA’s Housing, Land and Property Rights Initiative…
MoU signed for implementing Coastal Kids Project between YPSA and William Carey Academy
With a view to adopting a right-based approach emphasizing the human rights, in particular, housing, land and property rights for the people of Bangladesh specially for the victims who are…
Ten Million BDT distributes among flood victims at Ramu
Plan Bangladesh and YPSA distributing 10 Million Taka among 2000 flood affected families at Ramu upazila under Cox’sbazar district. ADC General of Cox’sbazar Mr. Sayed Mohammed Nurul Basir inaugurated the distribution…
Meeting on “Co-management activities for conservation of forest and biodiversity ” held
Mirsharai Upazila Administration and Department of Forest, Chittagong North Jointly organized meeting on “Co-management activities for conservation of forest and biodiversity in Sitakund and Mirsharai Upazila” at Mirsharai with the…
Orientation Workshop on Study Methodology to cunduct research on climate displacement held
YPSA organized “Orientation Workshop on Study Methodology” under the project Bangladesh Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Rights Initiative at Chittagong on 17 June with the support of Displacement Solutions. YPSA will…
Speakers stressed on Green Economy in the seminar On Rio+ 20: Disaster Resilience
United Nations Information Center (UNIC)-Dhaka and YPSA jointly successfully organised a seminar on Rio+ 20: Disaster Resilience on the occasion of Environment Day’12 today , on 4th June 2012 at Zilla Parishad,…
Displacement Solutions (DS) Mission to Bangladesh April 2012
Displacement Solutions (DS), is an International Rights Based Organization, works to empower displaced people and refugees to exercise their right to return and have restored to them their original homes, lands and…
YPSA’s CE travels to South Africa to attend The United Nations Climate Change Conference
YPSA’s chief executive and member of Executive Board, Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan (SUPRO) Md. Arifur Rahman travels to South Africa to attend The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011. He will…
Training workshops on Bamboo propagation & Enrich Longevity of bamboo
YPSA-RCBDH project organized different training workshops on “Enrich longevity of bamboo by using chemical” and “Bamboo propagation & management technique” in Sitakund and Mirsharai on 23 & 27 June with…
Training on Plantation & Management System of Horticultural Plants
Training on “Plantation & management system of horticultural plants” was organized by YPSA-RCBDH (Restoration and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Denuded Hills in Sitakund and Mirsharai, Chittagong) supported by Arannyok…
Training on “Leadership Skill Development” held
YPSA-RCBDH organized training workshop on “Leadership Skill Development” during 20-22 June and 28-30 June at YPSA-HRDC training centre, Sitakund with the support by Arannyok Foundation (AF). 40 participants from Forest…
Training on “High Energy Efficient Stove making” held
YPSA-RCBDH organized three training workshops on “High Energy Efficient Stove making” during 23-25 May under the project “Restoration and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Denuded Hills in Sitakund and Mirsharai,…
YPSA observed “International Day for Bio-logical Diversity 2010”
YPSA observed “International Day for Bio-logical Diversity 2010” with the theme of “Biodiversity, Development & Poverty alleviation” at Sitakund on 22 May. YPSA-RCBDH Project organized Rally and Discussion Meeting to…
Bangladesh Climate Camp’09
The chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change of Bangladesh and the Member of Parliament, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, along with local MPs and Representatives, expressed their disappointment and…
Human Chain in protest of the incidents of uprooting almost 15,000 trees in Sitakund
YPSA organized a Human Chain at Chittagong Press club premises on 13 July in protest of the incidents of uprooting almost 15,000 trees in Sitakund costal area. Read Newspaper report
World Environment Day ’09 observed in Chittagong
YPSA Participated in the Rally on World Environment Day, 5th June 09 (Friday), which jointly Organised by Department of Environment, local NGOs, Civil Society groups, Schools and different forums of…
YPSA Official represented at the event of European Parliament
The NGO Platform on Shipbreaking arranged an event co-sponsored by European Parliamentarian (MEP) Mr. Robert Evans in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on 16 September 2008, afternoon. The award-winning…
YPSA observed World Environment day ’08
YPSA observed World Environment day. A rally of at least 1700 people was organized on the environment day where people from all sphere of life are joined demanding for a…
Workers rights and Environment friendly Shipbreaking practice demanded
Incorporation of clauses in the proposed national policy on shipbreaking to ensure the issue of pre-cleaning of ships before breaking, establishing environmentally sound management of breaking ships, compliance with the…