Comparing Bangladesh’s Environmental Laws with Those of Other Countries to Identify Best Practices and Areas for Improvement

Abstract

Environmental Protection is vital for the survival of humans and other living organisms. Environmental protection requires protection of air, water, water, biodiversity etc. Each of these is essential for our environment. One will fail or collapse without the other. In recent times, climate change has emerged as one of the threat for our environment. Effects of climate change has caused environmental crisis all around the world. As a result of climate change, the world has faced severe heatwaves, flash floods, massive cyclones, drought etc. To combat these natural disasters and to protect our environment, every country has implemented environmental protection policy. Some countries are better at environmental protection, while some countries are still struggling to implement effective protection mechanism. In Bangladesh, environmental protection has gained momentum in 21st century. There are several laws, institutions to protect environment. However, Bangladesh’s effort fall short because, current practices is not sufficient to tackle environmental challenges.