Mangrove Conservation & Restoration in Bangladesh

The daily lives are very complicated in Bangladesh due to excessive heat wave. Last a few days the average temperature of some places of Bangladesh special in Khulna district is 43^o C.  People are mainly responsible for this climatic effect. In the recent years a people cut a lot of trees and destroyed huge forest area. But they did not plant a single tree. Once there were plenty of mangroves in the Sundarbans periphery that created a buffer zone which was beneficial for coastal protection as well as for habitat of the wild animals and birds. But that buffer zone is no longer existed due to random cutting of mangroves for agricultural land extension, shrimp cultivation, household making, collecting fuel wood, free grazing of livestock and extreme natural disaster. Apart from this, coastal people are also disturbing the mangrove regeneration process by destroying the seedlings; seeds while catching shrimp fry as well as collecting seeds for cooking fuel. They never try to understand the importance of planting trees. Every year a plant can absorb 22 kg of carbon di oxide from earth.

To reduce the effect of heat wave there is one solution planting trees. Since 2011 Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) is working for the coastal people of the Sundarbans by planting mangroves. In this year BEDS with K-Green Foundation, Korea has taken an initiative to plant 0.1 million mangroves in the river bank side. For this reason, land searching has been completed. 20 hectare of river side land was found for mangrove plantation. Now BEDS team are engaged in community mobilization for community based ecological mangrove restoration (CBEMR).

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When discussing subjects such as climate change, biodiversity, livelihood, fisheries, coastal protection, local culture and heritage, carbon sequestration, nature-based solutions, and more, mangroves emerge as integral components. The BEDS team is wholeheartedly committed to preserving and safeguarding the mangrove ecosystem, creating a comprehensive work package encompassing initiatives like capacity building and mangrove restoration. Our commitment extends to enhancing livelihoods through the production, processing, and marketing of mangrove-based products, incorporating both indigenous knowledge and contemporary science. It is crucial to perceive mangroves not merely as trees but as habitats supporting a diverse range of living organisms. We intend to apply our model to the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prMFmlITnZQ&ab_channel=BEDSBangladesh

Links:

• Mysterious Mangrove-A initiative of BEDS