Mangrove Restoration for Coastal Protection

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.

We would like to thank our donors for their contribution for us so far. We want to request all our donors that if you want to help us continuously, please start monthly recurring donations.