Summary
This project aims to enhance sustainable use of mangrove forests and its protection. It is important to create harmony between environmental conservation and socio-economic development by giving importance on their locality.
Prawn fishery in mangrove forest
List of activities
- Development of the guidelines, the action plans and the network among local community (such as fishermen) in the Sundarbans.
- Biodiversity education for the conservation of 5,000 mangrove trees along the coast of the Sundarbans.
- Livelihood programs to revive traditional skills of mangrove shrimp (khoti) drying and marketing of the products to 100 fishermen.
Project overview
| Period | October 2016 – September 2018 |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| SDGs |     |
| Donor | International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative |
| Counterpart | Bangladesh Environment and Development Society etc. |