Mangrove Conservation & Restoration in Bangladesh

Sundarbans Mangrove Forest the unique habitat for diverse flora and fauna. Specially the mangrove tree species are so diverse and worked for the coastal environment as barrier for natural disaster and huge carbon sink. 

Last few decades the regeneration process of this mighty forest is going downwards. Global climate change, sea level rising, salt intrusion, agricultural expansion are the main reason behind it. But there are some other reason like the naturally grown saplings in the coastline get damaged by the grazing of cattle, shrimp fry collector and especially the coastal women collet the mangrove seeds to use it as cooking fuel as they barely afford another medium of cooking fuel. 

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been working since 2013 to solve this problem. BEDS has supported to establish 7 mangrove nursery in the coastal region of Bangladesh. BEDS given training the coastal women to use the mangrove seeds to raise mangrove saplings rather than use it as cooking fuel. Few of them got succeed and create a alternative income generation for her family. By seeing their success other women are also now interested to build a nursery and do the nursery business because of the demand of the nursery raised mangrove saplings. For the initial stages it require some support to the marginal women to establish the nursery and this is actually the season for set up a nursery due to the availability season of mangrove seeds is going on. 

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/