Mangrove Restoration for Coastal Protection

BEDS has started the mangrove plantation activities in the Sundarbans coastal region that is Paschim Dhangmari village under Banishanta Union of Dacope Sub district of Khulna district of Bangladesh. We have planted only 500 mangroves on the day of mangrove plantation inauguration ceremony. We will plant 20,000 mangroves under this initiative by this month.

In the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh, there is enough livestock like cow, goat, sheep etc. which can destroy small saplings if proper measure is not taken. So, we have made a good fence with bamboo and net to protect the area where 500 mangroves have been planted. We engaged the local villagers to make the fence. We also recruit a guard to take care of the planted mangrove saplings. We have had several discussions with local people to protect the planted mangrove saplings from livestock. We always mentioned them that plantation is very easy but taking proper care of the planted saplings is difficult. We have discussed with local government representative too. They mentioned that sometimes they will visit the plantation site and monitor the progress so that local people may engage with the plantation activities more smoothly. We hope that all the planted saplings will be alive contribute for coastal protection.   

Here we would like to show our humble gratitude to all the donors for their excellent contribution for us so far. We are requesting all our donors to start monthly recurring donations for the betterment environment.