<span style="text-align: justify;">The climate crisis has been viewed as one of the greatest challenges facing the world today</span><div style="text-align: justify;">and one that requires a global response. For Bangladesh, which has borne the brunt of climate</div><div style="text-align: justify;">change, the most impactful environmental issue that needs addressing is the crisis of</div><div style="text-align: justify;">deforestation. In such circumstances, a bottom-up and an economy-wide approach that</div><div style="text-align: justify;">incorporates expansion through trade on clean technologies as a complement to renewable</div><div style="text-align: justify;">energy and afforestation measures may offer the best sustainable development.</div>