Mangrove Conservation & Restoration in Bangladesh

Mangrove ecosystem is one of the most important and productive ecosystem among the tropics. BEDS (Bangladesh Environment and Development Society) has been working for restoring mangroves since 2013. Till now BEDS has planted 2,70,000 mangroves in the Sundarbans coastal region.

BEDS established women ownership based 6 mangrove nurseries in Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh in 2020. Now the women the selling the mangrove saplings and they are getting much profit.

One of the women has expressed her feeling, “The mangrove seeds floats with the tidal water and come to the river bank. Before we  collected the mangrove seeds and used as fuel. But with the contribution of BEDS, we stated producing saplings will the mangrove seeds. Before I worked in the mangrove nursery, after finishing my household work. People used to laugh at me when I worked in the mangrove nursery. I produced thousands of mangrove saplings and earned money from the mangrove saplings. I am contributing to my family expenses and I gain a respectful position not only in my family but also among the villagers. They are also inspired by the success of mangrove nurseries. I thank the donors who give us the support to live a better live.”

We would like to thank all our donors for their contribution and faith for us. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below;

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mangrove-plantation-for-coastal-protection/?show=recurring

Mangroves play an important role of protecting coasts and creating livelihood opportunity among the people. BEDS (Bangladesh Environment and Development Society) has been working for restoring mangroves since 2013. Till now BEDS has planted 2,70,000 mangroves in the Sundarbans coastal region.

BEDS has a goal to plant 20,000 mangrove saplings and BEDS has achieved the goal with the help of coastal community. Coastal people are planting mangroves with care to achieve the goal. With the help of coastal people, BEDS has become successful to increase mangrove coverage.

Some of our beneficiaries said, “I live very close to Sundarbans and I can see Sundarbans from my house. Every year natural disaster occurs and Sundarbans save us from the cyclones. The Sundarbans protect as from the cyclones like a mother and we depends on Sundarbans for our livelihood. My husband collects Nipa palm and sells them in the market, my son collects fishes from Sundarbans. I make pickle from the fruits of mangroves and sell them. With BEDS, we are planting more and more mangrove saplings so that the trees can save our life from cyclones and give us earning source. It’s a matter of joy that we have planted 20,000 mangrove saplings within this month. We will use this season and will plant more and more mangroves for our safety and livelihood.”

We would like to thank all our donors for their contribution and faith for us. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below;

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mangrove-plantation-for-coastal-protection/?show=recurring