Project Report
| Oct 28, 2024
Evergreen ecovillage for our sustainability
By Md. Imranur Rahman | Project Contributor
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Saplings for plantation
Building an eco-village to save our mangrove forests of Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) represents a harmonious blend of sustainable living and environmental stewardship. This initiative focuses on creating a community that prioritizes ecological balance, utilizing renewable resources and sustainable practices to minimize its carbon footprint. By incorporating permaculture principles, local materials, and community-led conservation efforts, the eco-village aims to restore and protect the surrounding mangrove ecosystem. These vital coastal forests not only provide critical habitat for diverse wildlife but also serve as natural barriers against climate change, mitigating flooding and erosion. Through education, collaboration, and active engagement with local communities, the eco-village can foster a deeper connection to nature, empowering residents to champion the preservation of these essential ecosystems for future generations.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
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Plantation by the engagement of community
Oct 1, 2024
Kitchen Garbage is suitable fertilizer
By Mousumi Halder | Project Contributor
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Dumping the garbage
Nothing is unusable that prove in eco village campus. It’s a green campus because using green energy like solar energy, green housing like integrated farming where every vegetable, livestock are rearing in this campus. Among them one of good initiative which is taken by Sundarbans Eco village Bangladesh is kitchen garbage management. In this initiative, all of wastage of kitchen and dining, deposit in a hole and this hole is divided into 3 parts. First hole bottom layer is cow dung, second layer garbage and third layer are also cow dung. First hole is used for 4 months then sill this by cow dung and then use the 2nd hole and after 4 months use the 3rd hole and in this time 1st hole garbage is use in the vegetable cultivation as an organic fertilizer. This increase production and also consume the natural growing vegetable.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
Jun 4, 2024
Instead of pesticide farmer uses pheromone trap
By Samira Bintay Hasib | Project contributor
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Use of pheromone trap
The harmful effect of pesticide is uncountable. It not only affects the environment but also in biodiversity and in human health. Due to excess use of pesticide many beneficial insect and microorganisms are destroyed which affects the environment vary badly.
So, protect the environment and aware the farmers about the harmful effect of chemical pesticide, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) arrange different type of awareness campaign activities. Such as postering, create a volunteer team, door to door visit of the farmers house, rally etc. After this awareness activities many farmers understand the harmful effect of chemical fertilizer. Now they use pheromone trap instead of chemical fertilizer. Which is inspiring for other farmers.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
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Watermelon field