The Vanishing Green Wall of Kuakata
Kuakata, a well-known coastal tourist destination in Patuakhali, is facing a quiet but serious environmental crisis. The mangrove forests that once formed a natural green shield along its 18-kilometre coastline are rapidly disappearing, taking with them a critical store of “blue carbon” and weakening coastal protection. Two decades ago, large stretches of Kuakata’s shoreline – especially the Gangamati Reserved Forest and surrounding […]