In this COP-30 interview, the ALLATRA International Public Movement speaks with Abdul Muqeed Majumdar — Chairman of the Prokriti O Jibon Foundation (“Nature and Life”), Vice Chairman of Impress Group, and a key initiator of environmental awareness initiatives in Bangladesh. For more than sixteen years, he has been developing projects focused on nature conservation, biodiversity, and raising ecological awareness.
According to Mr. Majumdar, his work began as a personal philanthropic initiative, which has grown into a larger movement. Utilizing the extensive media reach of Channel i, he produces programs about nature, supports field research, and personally travels to communities to convey the importance of preserving ecosystems to local populations.
In the interview, he emphasizes that Bangladesh is a country, a significant part of which lies at sea level and is highly vulnerable to cyclones and floods. Loss of biodiversity, land degradation, and environmental pollution increase the population’s vulnerability. Therefore, he stresses the importance of educating people about the role of trees, wetlands, rivers, seas, animals, and all surrounding ecosystems in their lives.
Mr. Majumdar believes that achieving real change requires three key steps — widespread public awareness, personal responsibility on the part of each individual, and strict enforcement of environmental laws. He calls for collective action, highlighting that no single person or organization can tackle this challenge alone.
In conclusion, he speaks about the future: if the current generation does not protect the planet, the worsening environmental situation will have even more severe consequences for our children and grandchildren. “We must act now to leave them a world in which it is possible to live,” he notes.
This interview is a sincere call for global collaboration, environmental education, and shared responsibility for the Earth.
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