Mangrove Conservation & Restoration in Bangladesh

Mangroves are of immense importance as far as environmental protection is concerned. Mangroves play a significant role to store the ever increasing carbon from the environment and stabilize the environment.

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been conducting community based mangrove plantation and restoration activities since 2013. Currently, BEDS is trying to raise fund from GlobalGiving platform to restore mangroves in the Sundarbans periphery. On December 27 and 28, 2020; BEDS has planted 2000 mangroves at Banishanta union under Dacope sub district of Khulna district of Bangladesh. Before plantation, we prepared the land and put stick on each whole to balance the saplings with the help of local community. We purchased the saplings from the nurseries that BEDS has been assisted to establish. On 27th December morning, BEDS staffs provided motivational speech to the participants (students, women and men) on the importance of mangrove and how to plant the mangroves. Then with the active participation of local community, we have planted 1000 mangroves. On 28th December 2020 we planted 1000 more mangroves on the selected land. We fenced the area to protect the planted saplings from cattle. After the plantation, we requested the participants to take care of the mangroves they planted.

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Mangroves have great importance regarding environmental protection. It is one of the greatest natural assets of the world. Mangroves contribute a lot to store the ever increasing carbon from the environment.

BEDS (Bangladesh Environment and Development Society) has been conducting community based mangrove plantation and restoration activities since 2013. Currently, the organization is raising fund from GlobalGiving platform to restore mangroves in the Sundarbans periphery. Target grant of the proposed project is 100,000 $ and so far, 1,902 $ is raised from 129 donations.  

We have a plan to plant 2000 mangroves in about 30 decimal land of the Sundarbans coastal region (Banishanta union under Dacope sub district of Khulna district in Bangladesh) on 27th December 2020. To do so, we have prepared our proposed land. We made hole for saplings and put one stick for each plant to give balance to the saplings. We have fenced around the selected place to protect the mangroves from cattle. We chose to plant Sonneratia apetala, Heritiera fomes, Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Nipa fruiticans in the site. BEDS has been assisting 5 coastal women to make mangrove nurseries. We have ordered mangrove saplings. So, we will plant those species based on soil condition. As COVID-19 is going on, we will maintain social distancing while mobilizing the local villagers and distribute masks among them.

We would like to thank our donors for being so kind to us. We believe that all our donors will continue to stand beside us for the protection of nature and saving the coastal lives.