Md. Najmus Sakib is the District Team Leader of Climate Finance Transparency Mechanism Project of COAST Trust. He presented the presentation on International Forest Day 2020 at the Department of Forest, Patuakhali.

1. International Forest Day
2020
Md. Najmus Sakib
District Team Leader
Climate Finance Transparency Mechanism Project
COAST Trust

2. The World Forestry Day was established in the year 1971 at the 23rd
General Assembly of European Confederation of Agriculture. And it
was decided to be celebrated as an annual event celebration on 21st of
March by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. World
Forestry Day was established in the Conference of States members of
Food and Agriculture Organization by voting to establish it. This event
was originated in well planned manner to give support in contributing
towards the public awareness about the importance of the forests.
HISTORYOFWORLDFORESTRYDAY

3. 2020 Theme: Forests and Biodiversity Too precious
to lose
“বন ও জীবন ববচিত্র্য মূল্যবান অচি
হারালল্ অপূরণীয় ক্ষচি”

4. 2020 Theme: Forests and Biodiversity Too precious
to lose

5. Tropical forests cover around 7% of
global land area but provide habitat
for at least half of the earth’s
terrestrial biodiversity
BIODIVERSITY
Biological diversity or
biodiversity is the term given to
the variety of life on Earth.

6. WATER
Forests provide critical natural
filtration and storage systems
that supply an estimated 75% of
accessible freshwater globally.
They provide drinking water to
over 60 million indigenous
people who live in tropical
forests, and at least one-third of
the world’s large cities depend on
protected forest areas for their
water supply.

7. ENERGY
Healthy tropical forests can play a
vital role in supporting a more
stable energy future. At local and
regional levels, forests provide
fuelwood, a major source of
energy (and income) for around 2
billion people, particularly in
developing countries

8. FOOD
Globally, around one billion
people are dependent on forests
for their basic livelihoods, and
many more are consumers of
food commodities produced in or
around forests.

9. HEALTH
Forests are essential contributors
to health products locally and
globally. The trade of medicines
and plants from tropical forests
has been valued at US$108 billion
per year. However, less than 1%
of the plant species in tropical
forests have been assessed for
their medicinal properties.

10. LIVELIHOOD
Around 1.6 billion people are
partially reliant on forests and
forest products, with 350 million
highly dependent on forest
resources for their livelihoods
and 60 million indigenous people
totally dependent on forests.

11. CLIMATE
Tropical forests play a critical role in regulating
the world’s climate. Every year tropical forests
process six times as much carbon as humans
emit from the use of fossil fuels, and tropical
forests store around 2.8 billion tones of carbon
annually.
And yet, the world’s tropical forests are under
threat from a global
economic system that values tropical forests
more dead than alive.
Up to 50% of the world’s tropical forests have
been cleared, representing one of the most
significant anthropogenic land use changes in
history. A key driver of this change has been
the conversion and exploitation of forests to
meet the growing global demand for
commodities. Learn more about the major
drivers of deforestation at
www.globalcanopy.org/LittleBookofDrivers

12. BENEFITS OF BIODIVERSITY
• Protection of water resources
• Soils formation and protection
• Nutrient storage and recycling
• Pollution breakdown and
• Contribution to climate
Ecosystem services
Biological benefits • Food
• Medicinal resources
• Wood products
• Ornamental plants
• Diversity in genes, species and ecosystems

13. BENEFITS OF BIODIVERSITY
• Research, education and monitoring
• Recreation and tourism
• Cultural values
Social benefits

14. IMPACTS OF DEFORESTATION
 Atmospheric
• Global warming
 Hydrological
• Water cycle • Frequent floods
 Soil erosion
 Biodiversity
• Loss of habitat
Deforestation (cutting of
trees) has a serious impact
on the environment. The
problems associated with
this can be put in four
categories :

15. Current Situation of Bio Diversity
and Eco System in Bangladesh
According to the 2016 IUCN Red list of
Bangladesh-
• 31 species are extinct and
• 390 others are threatened with
extinction among 1619 species of
seven wildlife groups in
Bangladesh.

16. WILD FIRE IN AUSTRALIA

17. plastic pollution in the ocean

18. WILD FIRE IN INDIA

19. River Dolphin found dead after being
tangled in fishing net (2019)

20. Prohibited Activities
• Felling or collecting trees
• Hunting
• Catching or killing wildlife
• Industrial Establishment
• Fishing
• Other activities that might
affect fish or aquatic life
• Any activity that could destroy natural
characteristics of soil or water

21. Thank You