Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
🌳 In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — home to the world’s largest refugee camp — Rohingya refugees are leading the fight against deforestation.
Since 2017, nearly one million Rohingya people have sought safety in Bangladesh. But the mass influx cleared over 8,000 acres of forest, leaving the area vulnerable to landslides, biodiversity loss, and rising land temperatures.
Through a World Food Programme reforestation initiative, refugees are:
🌱 Planting fast-growing bamboo and vetiver grass to stabilize soil
🌍 Restoring forests to protect against landslides and climate risks
💰 Earning income to support their families while protecting nature
The results are remarkable: slope failures dropped from 1,400 in 2019 to just 267 in 2020.
This initiative not only protects the environment but also strengthens resilience, livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction.
#Rohingya #Bangladesh #DisasterRiskReduction #Reforestation #ClimateAction
🌳 In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — home to the world’s largest refugee camp — Rohingya refugees are leading the fight against deforestation.
Since 2017, nearly one million Rohingya people have sought safety in Bangladesh. But the mass influx cleared over 8,000 acres of forest, leaving the area vulnerable to landslides, biodiversity loss, and rising land temperatures.
Through a World Food Programme reforestation initiative, refugees are:
🌱 Planting fast-growing bamboo and vetiver grass to stabilize soil
🌍 Restoring forests to protect against landslides and climate risks
💰 Earning income to support their families while protecting nature
The results are remarkable: slope failures dropped from 1,400 in 2019 to just 267 in 2020.
This initiative not only protects the environment but also strengthens resilience, livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction.
#Rohingya #Bangladesh #DisasterRiskReduction #Reforestation #ClimateAction
