Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh

Mongabay
Apr 14, 2026, 3:53 am216 ptsTop
On Jan. 23, 2026, Mahbubul Islam Polash, a 34-year-old man from Bangladesh’s northern district of Sirajganj, traveled to Teknaf area in the southeastern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, around 600 kilometers (373 miles) south of his hometown. Here, he planted a sapling of Anisoptera scaphula, a dipterocarp…

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