Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday announced that a new law is being formulated to protect trees, which will include special provisions against using nails on trees for advertisements.

Stressing the need for public cooperation to stop this harmful practice, she said once the law is enacted, violators will face penalties.

She made the remarks while inaugurating a tree protection campaign by removing nails from trees on the road adjacent to the south gate of Abahani field in the capital.

She said driving nails into trees disrupts their growth, ultimately leading to their death. Such actions harm the environment.

Rizwana also attended a workshop for executive magistrates involved in mobile court operations. She directed them to take strict measures against those responsible for air pollution.