Back to news
20 Nov 2022 | SERVIR-HKH

Can spatial land-use planning help overcome environmental and development challenges in the CHT?

The pristine, verdant slopes of the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) – the only extensive hilly area in Bangladesh – are rapidly changing. With the CHT hosting a growing number of tourists each year, development activities centred on tourism have been encroaching on biodiversity-rich landscapes, rural settlements, and fertile farmlands.

Kabir Uddin

0 mins Read

70% Complete
Boga Lake is a popular touristic destination in the Bandarban District (Photo:ICIMOD/Kabir Uddin)

Stay current

Stay up to date on what’s happening around the HKH with our most recent publications and find out how you can help by subscribing to our mailing list.

Sign Up
4 Apr 2018 Himalica
ICIMOD and SAPLING Project of HKI Collaborate to Promote Beekeeping in Ruma upazila, Bandarban

Encouraged by this result, the Himalica initiative sought collaboration with the Sustainable Agriculture and Production Linked to Improved Nutrition Status, ...

25 Jun 2018 SERVIR-HKH
Capacity building on Earth observation leads to Afghanistan’s first glacier inventory

In Afghanistan, glaciers serve as the headwaters of the Amu Darya River Basin and contribute to the Indus River Basin. ...

13 Dec 2016 News
International Mountain Day Celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh

ICIMOD participated in a discussion and mountain fair programme organized by the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts ...

21 Apr 2022 Press releases
Land Cover Monitoring System for Nepal Launched

Kathmandu, 22 April: The Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC) is pleased to announce the launch of Nepal’s National ...

8 Sep 2020 SERVIR-HKH
Looking to the skies: Women in Pakistan learn to integrate geospatial information technology into their fields

After successfully conducting the empowering women in geospatial information technology (GIT) training in Nepal, we rolled out the virtual training exclusively ...

5 Jun 2020 SERVIR-HKH
Virtually empowering women in Nepal with geospatial skills during the COVID-19 lockdown

Twenty-five women from across Nepal and Australia joined in on morning conference calls for four days in May 2020 with ...