DHAKA, July 28, 2022 (BSS)- Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said Bangladesh National Herbarium, an organisation of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is conducting a plant species survey in order to conserve country's biodiversity as well as forest and environment protection.

He said the results obtained from the plant survey conducted through the current project under implementation will play an important role in the country's botanical education and research, sustainable management and use of plant diversity, identification of endangered plant species and their protection, and formulation of national biodiversity conservation strategies and action plans and in achieving SDG goals.

Also all this information may be used in Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, he added.

The minister was addressing, and as the chief guest joining virtually from his official residence, the inaugural workshop of the plant species survey project of Barisal and Sylhet divisions held at Bangladesh National Herbarium, Mirpur, Dhaka this morning.

Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Farhina Ahmed presided over the workshop.

Ministry's Additional Secretary (Development) Md. Mizanul Hoque Chowdhury, Additional Secretary and Director (Additional Charge) of National Herbarium Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik, Chief Conservator of Forests of Forest Department Md. Amir Hossain Chowdhury and project director of SVFBS project Dr. Sardar Nasir Uddin were present in the workshop.

Professors from various universities of the country, researchers from research institutes, officials of various departments and organizations of the ministry were present in the event.