1const e=[{id:1,title:"Mangrove protection and integrated ecosystem management to strengthen local communities in South and Southeast Asia",slug:"mangrove-protection-and-integrated-ecosystem-management-to-strengthen-local-communities-in-south-and-southeast-asia",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/Mangrove_Project_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`The Sundarbans is the single largest mangrove forest in the world; which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Ramsar Convention site. About 40% of the total forest area of Bangladesh is Sundarbans, which is about 4% of the total area of the country. Honey is one of the natural resources of the Sundarbans. The major share of Bangladesh's natural honey comes from the Sundarbans. Every year approximately 2,000 honey collectors extract about 2,700 quintals of honey and about 600 quintals of beeswax from the Sundarbans. Those who collect honey from the Sundarbans are known as "Mowal". With the permission of the forest department, honey collectors (Mowal) collect honey from the Sundarbans from April 1 to June 30 every year. 2 3Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) and (BEDS) have implemented a project entitled "Project on livelihood improvement for the poor honey collector through coast watershed conservation around the Sundarbans in Bangladesh" by the grant assistance for grassroots projects of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Under the project 'The Sundarbans Honey Collectors Cooperative Society Ltd.' was formed with 50 honey collector families which was registered by the Department of Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh. A honey processing and packaging center has been established beside the Harinagar Bazar in Munshigonj with the members of this cooperative society. 4 5The project was in pilot basis, from that project we established some instruments of honey candy making. We provided capacity building training on honey processing and honey candy making. Mowals have prepared honey candy in pilot basis. BEDS has been supporting those honey collectors since 2016 for improving the value chain of wild honey and livelihoods of the poor honey collectors. Honey candy is a new innovation for Bangladesh, as there is no such candy of honey is available in market. Thus, it has a great opportunity in market. 6 7But still there are some gaps in honey candy making and business establishment. Still there need some instruments (moisture control machine, dew modifier, air conditioner), compatible infrastructure repairing of honey candy house, product marketing and packaging. For business-oriented production and market accepted product making we need skilful training involving technical experts. Apart from that There need be all kinds of facilities (laboratory, modern equipment) for quality control and research. 8 9In addition, certification from national certification bodies of honey should be given utmost importance for the expansion of honey business. Consequently, these initiatives would be a milestone for Nature based livelihoods improvement of the honey collectors as well as the conservation of the Sundarbans natural resource.`,breakdownImage:"/assets/img/projects/breakdown-image/1661592795.png",duration:"1st July 2022 to 31 December 2022",location:"Munshiganj Union of Shymnagar sub-district in Satkhira district of Bangladesh",theme:"Livelihood Improvement, and Ecosystem Restoration",partners:["Give2Asia"],donors:["Give2Asia"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-02-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-05-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-12-1024x1024 (1).png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:2,title:"Mainstreaming Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME)",slug:"mainstreaming-sustainable-aquaculture-in-mangrove-ecosystems-saime",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/SAIME_Project_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:"The mangrove forests of the tropical coasts are among the most important and productive ecosystems on the earth. They play an important role in stabilizing the world's climate by high carbon storing capacity. They are the nursery of countless fish species that are important for inshore fishing, and they also protect the coastal population from tropical cyclone
9s by reducing its frequency and intensity. But in recent decades, these productive ecosystems have come under severe pressure. Since 1980, their populations have declined by 20 percent worldwide. One of the main factors for their destruction is the unchecked spread of shrimp aquaculture - especially in the countries of South and Southeast Asia. Due to the lack of mangrove protection, tropical cyclones sweep across the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, which are claiming many lives, destroying houses, damages agricultural crops and lands. Most of the people have moved to cities due to the destruction, the remaining mangrove forests are becoming a refuge for less mobile parts of the population without alternative possibilities which increases pressure to use the remaining natural resources. Another problem of shrimp and crab aquaculture is that the demand for pathogen-free shrimps and crabs for breeding cannot be satisfied by the existing hatcheries. As a result, a considerable proportion of shrimp larvae and young crabs are still caught in the wild in mangrove areas to fulfill the demand. In Bangladesh, another problem is a number of middlemen (up to six) are involved in value chain by selling shrimps and crabs to processors and exporters which lead to economic discrimination of farmers and limit their position in the supply chain. In this context, Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME) has emerged as an ecosystem-based approach for mangrove protection as well as the livelihood improvement of the aquafarmers in transboundary Sundarbans. Overall goal of the project is to promote healthy mangroves, thriving coastal communities, and robust aquaculture value chains in the Sundarbans: India, Bangladesh, and beyond. The objective of the project are to promote the sustainable management and special protection of mangroves through consolidated dialogue structures of multi-stakeholder partnership and interaction along the value chain of shrimp aquaculture and secures the livelihoods of shrimp fry collectors, fishermen and farmers in India and Bangladesh.",breakdownImage:"/assets/img/projects/breakdown-image/1691327080.jpg",duration:"August 2019 to June 2023",location:"The Sundarbans coastal region i.e Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts under Khulna division of Bangladesh.",theme:"Livelihood and Mangrove Ecosystem",partners:["Global Nature Fund (GNF)","Naturland","Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS)"],donors:["Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-02-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-05-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-12-1024x1024 (1).png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/18/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:3,title:"Livelihood Improvement of the Poor Date-Palm Sugar and Flower Producers through Sixth sector Industrialization in Jashore District, Bangladesh Project",slug:"livelihood-improvement-of-the-poor-date-palm-sugar-and-flower-producers-through-sixth-sector-industrialization-in-jashore-district-bangladesh-project",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/Jashore_Project_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Our proposed project site is in the southwest coastal part of Bangladesh near the Sundarbans mangrove forest. The Sundarbans is the UNESCO declared Natural World Heritage as well as RAMASAR Wetland site which is known as the largest single mangrove forest in the world. Sundarbans mangrove flagship ecosystem is the natural safeguard and livelihood support for 3.5 million climate vulnerable coastal people. The project sites are Mathurapur Jelley Polli and Mundapara, under Shyamnagar Sub-district, Satkhira, Bangladesh. Adjacent communities are highly dependent on mangrove ecosystem services to both support their livelihoods and protect them from the impacts of climate change. After decades of dependency on different energy resources, it is certain that the use of fossil energy increases Greenhouse Gas Emission, which accelerates global warming and causes climate change and suffers the country especially the coastal areas by natural calamities. The communities in this area are the worst sufferer of different natural calamities like river erosion, flood, cyclone, storm, erratic rainfall, inefficiency and lacking of fresh water etc. Majority of the villagers are farmers. A large number of villagers are dependent on the Sundarbans for their livelihood as the village is situated near the Sundarbans. The villagers struggle to obtain even their basic needs. Shortage of safe drinking water, lack of electricity, unimproved livelihood, food security & nutrition, health and sanitation, climate vulnerability (riverbank erosion, flood, cyclone, over rainfall, drought), forest resource dependency, unplanned agriculture, inappropriate natural resource management etc. are the main problems of the area. The socio-economic condition in these areas is very poor where the people are still struggling to obtain the basic needs like electricity. Villagers are enveloped in dar
9kness after sunset causing women to use kerosene lamps or cook food only in the day light and students have to skip their education at night. But we can turn the coastal families from fully dependency on forest to other works if we can provide electricity to the many talented and hardworking students of these areas. 10 11For solving this problem BEDS will provide 100 solar lamps to 100 students from the selected project areas. So that the families can turn their fates from forest resource harvesters to other jobs and can reduce the pressure on Sundarbans. 12 13Overall goal of the project is to establish their profession from forest resource extraction to other jobs in the long term through providing alternative electricity facilities, solar lamps for education of students.`,breakdownImage:"/assets/img/projects/breakdown-image/1662987175.jpg",duration:"1st July 2022 to 31 December 2022",location:"The Sundarbans coastal region i. Satkhira district under Khulna division of Bangladesh.",theme:"Clean/ Solar energy",partners:["Global Greengrants Fund (GGF)"],donors:["Friends of the Earth International"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/17/Goal-04-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/17/5.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/17/Goal-13-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:4,title:"Community-based Mangrove Restoration and Livelihoods in Sundarbans region of Bangladesh",slug:"community-based-mangrove-restoration-and-livelihoods-in-sundarbans-region-of-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/CBEMR_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`The coastal areas of South Asia are already severely affected by the consequences of global climate change. Frequent tropical storms and rising sea levels threaten millions of people living in exposed coastal settlements. A number of promising approaches have been developed in various countries to increase the resilience of coastal populations and to adapt to climate change. So far, however, a regional partnership between different, innovative civil society actors across borders is lacking. Such a partnership makes it possible to establish dialogues with the relevant actors, to learn from each other and to further develop the scattered approaches, e.g. in the use of solar energy or integrated aquaculture. The aim of this project is therefore to establish a partnership between civil society organizations including other relevant actors from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Partners who play a pioneering role in the development and introduction of innovative and climate-adapted technologies in their respective regions will be brought into a close exchange with each other. Women and the young generation play a special role in the further development of these new technologies and they benefit from this project in particular through targeted support and empowerment. 14 15Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) will working as a leading organization in this project along with Centre for Research on New International Economic Order (CReNIEO), ARASMIN, Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), Huvadhoo Aid (HAD), the Maldivian Coral Reef Society (MCRS), Nagenahiru Foundation (NF), EMACE Foundation and SaciWaters (South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies). BEDS will be active at community level in the southwestern coastal districts, mainly in Sundarban area. Specifically, in Mathurapur Jelley polli (fishing village) and JellayKhali Mundapara. The area is covered with extensive mangrove forests which are under the strict protection of the Forest Department. However, heavy exploitation, often in the form of shrimp aquaculture, is taking place in the marginal areas, resulting in dramatic changes to the region's ecosystem through massive deforestation. The selected project target area is home to multi-ethnic, multi-religious communities. In these circumstances, it is crucial to build partnerships with the necessary understanding of the situation and possible contextual setbacks, avoid sensitive issues and create harmony and social cohesion`,breakdownImage:"/assets/img/projects/breakdown-image/1655185941.jpg",duration:"15 December 2021 to 31 December 2024",location:"Mathura Mathurapur Jelley polli (fishing village) and JellayKhali Mun
15dapara, located in Munshiganj Union of Shymnagar sub-district in Satkhira district of Bangladesh",theme:"Natural Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate change, Livelihood Improvement, Mangrove Plantation and Ecosystem Restoration, Mangrove Education.",partners:["Global Nature Fund (GNF)"],donors:["BMZ - Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/16/Goal-13-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/16/Goal-14-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/16/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/16/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:5,title:"Community based Ecological Mangrove Restoration Project in Bangladesh",slug:"community-based-ecological-mangrove-restoration-project-in-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/KGF_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Khulna is the 3rd largest city of Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. This city is located in south-western part of Bangladesh. It covers a total area of 45.65 square kilometer and population is more than 1.5 million. Once upon a time, Khulna city was full with vegetation and biodiversity. But to meet up the residential and livelihood demand of the increased population and rapid industrialization most of the forests are drastically decreased which is the main cause of urban biodiversity destruction. Using its past biodiversity conservation experience BEDS has been implementing a project entitled "Urban Biodiversity Conservation project through creating an Eco Museum by the participatory approach of civil society in Khulna city of Bangladesh" with the financial assistance of Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF) since 2018. Under this project 31 urban biodiversity conservation youth club has been formed under the project and they are working to conserve the biodiversity of their respective wards. 16 17It is extremely true that biodiversity have great significance to maintain the natural balance and they are inseparable part of our daily life. So, all sorts of people including Government, Companies, NGOs, Civil Society, Teachers, Students, Journalist and others should come forward to conserve the urban biodiversity by their own willingness. Otherwise, in near future there will be no biodiversity in the city which may have a very negative impact on the environment and our future generation may lose the opportunity to grow with nature. 18 19Overall goal of the project is to make an urban biodiversity corridor museum in Khulna city through conserving biodiversity such as birds, animals, fishes and trees with the engagement of civil society, government, companies and students for making a bridge between city people and urban biodiversity. 20 21The objective of the project are to create a community platform on urban biodiversity conservation by involving key multi stakeholders of Khulna City, raise urban biodiversity issues towards city people and policy makers, to bring behavioral change of the city people regarding urban biodiversity, conserve existing urban biodiversity habitats of Khulna City, to create a biotope for new habitats of urban biodiversity, make a guideline and biodiversity corridor map on Khulna City.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"April 2018 to March 2021",location:"Khulna City of Bangladesh",theme:"Urban Biodiversity",partners:[],donors:["Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/7/Goal-11-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/7/Goal-13-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/7/Goal-15-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:6,title:"Promoting women-led mangrove based social business and ecosystem restoration in the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh",slug:"promoting-women-led-mangrove-based-social-business-and-ecosystem-restoration-in-the-sundarbans-coastal-region-of-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/UNDP_02.webp",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Mangroves of the tropical coasts are the most productive ecosystems of the world. The single largest Mangrove forest in the world the Sundarbans is the lifeline of approximately 3.5 millions of coastal people in Bangladesh. It is a UNESCO declared World Heritage Site and RAMSAR wetland site. Sundarbans mangrove forest has substantial ecological and economic importance at local, national and global scales. Mangrove is a vast subject and to know the mangroves, it needs study, training and research. Many people of the country want to know about the mangroves but there is no scope of learning mangroves and there is lack of materials on it in Bangladesh. Nature Experience program is a part of study and it can be a great medium to provide mangrove education to the learners. Moreover, people living near the Sundarbans are very poor and most of them depend on the natural resources of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Their monthly income is 40 to 100 UDS. They have profound knowledge over mangrove forest; because, they grew up with mangroves. But they have no place to share their knowledge and experience. Realizing the importance of Nature Experience Programs on Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem and engagement of forest dwellers with it, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) and Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) have been implementing a project entitled 'The development & implementation of nature experience programs for biodiversity conservation in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh' with the financial assistance of Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE) since April 2019. 22 23Goal of the project is to Improve the livelihoods of the local people and conserve the biodiversity of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem of Bangladesh. Objectives of the project are to provide alternative livelihood to the forest dwellers, to develop skills of the underprivileged forest dwellers, to introduce a new trend of study tour among the city students and to conserve the biodiversity of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. 24 25Under this project, a Nature Experience Programs Committee has been formed. 26 forest dwellers (fisherman, nipa collectors and honey collectors) have been trained on how to conduct the Nature Experience Program. Existing Cyclone Shelter and Training Center of BEDS is being used for the residential facilities of the visitors. The Nature Experience Programs Committee members have organized two pilot programs so far. The committee members income is increasing gradually.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"March 2019 to April 2022",location:"Mathurapur fishing village under Munshigonj union of Shyamnagar sub district under Satkhira district of Bangladesh ( Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh)",theme:"Education",partners:["Jap
25an Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/6/Goal-13-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/6/Goal-14-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/6/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/6/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:7,title:"SATOYAMA Agriculture Conservation Activity through Establishing Community-Based Seed Bank in the Sundarbans Coastal Region of Bangladesh",slug:"satoyama-agriculture-conservation-activity-through-establishing-community-based-seed-bank-in-the-sundarbans-coastal-region-of-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/5/1586946482.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Bangladesh is an agrarian country and agricultural sectors contribute 19.6% to the national GDP and 63% of the people directly or indirectly related to agriculture for their livelihood. The project area is located at Banishanta union of Dacope Sub district under Khulna district which is adjacent to the Sundarbans forest. Most of the people of this area depend on the resources of the Sundarbans and agriculture. Majority of them live below the poverty line. To meet the demand of growing population, the farmers are cultivating newly invented high yielding varieties (HYV) of crops instead of native varieties. But the disease resistances of HYV are less as compare to indigenous varieties and the hybrid crops need more chemical fertilizer and pesticides to get the desired high yield. Beside this, seeds from hybrids crops do not perform well to produce new crops in next year. As a result, the farmers become fully dependent on the companies for HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, and insecticides. The businessmen are taking the opportunity of cultivating more HYV crops by the farmers and increasing the price of HYV seeds, fertilizers and insecticides. As a result, production cost is increasing day by day. On the other hand, the farmers are deprived of desired price of their agricultural products as the market management is under the control of middlemen. Now a days, the farmers have become helpless due to the evil cycle of company and middlemen. Rapid expansion of HYV crops cultivation process has become a threat to the regional biodiversity, environment and human health. Indiscriminate use of HYV, some of the native varieties are going to extinct. 26 27Bangladesh Environment and Development Society and Japan Environmental Education Forum has taken a joint initiative to establish a community seed bank beside the initiatives of government to save the farmers and agriculture of Bangladesh from the grips of seed companies. This initiative will also help to conserve the local biodiversity and above all environment balance. Native crop varieties will be conserved and organic agriculture will restart by establishing a community seed bank which will play an effective role in conserving the local biodiversity. Under this project community based seed bank and native seed nursery have been established. 28 29The overall goal of this project is to conserve native crop seeds and increase the environment-friendly agricultural production and the objective to achieve the goals are to motivate the farmers towards organic crop production using native varieties instead of hybrid seed; to conserve regional biodiversity; to save the farmers from the grips of seed companies and to reduce crop production cost and increase the income of the farmers. BEDS and JEEF are working with the local communities to overcome this situation by native seed conservation and environment friendly agricultural production.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"July 2019 to March 2020 (approved), July 2019 to March 2022 (recommended)",location:"Banishanta Union under Dacope Sub district of Khulna District, Bangladesh",theme:"Agriculture",partners:["Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["Japan Trust for Global Environment (JTGE)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/5/Goal-02-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/5/Goal-04-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/5/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/5/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:8,title:"Livelihood improvement for the Sundarbans coastal communities of Bangladesh",slug:"livelihood-improvement-of-the-sundarbans-coastal-communities-by-making-honey-candy-in-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/2/1586938302.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`The mangrove forests of the tropical coasts are among the most important and productive ecosystems on the earth. The Sundarbans is the single largest Mangrove forest of the world which is the lifeline of approximately 3.5 millions of coastal people in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans coastal region is the frontline of global climate change due to its geographic location. People here frequently suffer from different natural disasters like tropical cyclone
29s, flood, erratic rainfall, salinity intrusion, riverbank erosion etc. Most of the coastal people are dependent on the forest resources like honey, fish, crab, nipa palm as well as on agriculture. Average monthly income of the maximum coastal people is from 3000 to 7000 BDT ($ 40 to $100). Rapid population growth, lack of alternative income generating activities and high price of daily necessary commodities are the reason why overharvesting of the mangrove resources are increasing day by day. Beside this, local communities are being deprived of faire price of their resources as the markets are in the grips of middlemen and different companies. Moreover, local communities are failed to get their desired price due to lack of their capacity to use their natural resources in a sustainable way. As a result, socio economic conditions of these poor communities are not changing by any means. 30 31Overall goal of the project is to improve the livelihood of the poor coastal people by promoting the primary sector (fisheries, forestry and agriculture) i.e to implement the sixth sector industrialization in the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh. Through this initiative we are developing the capacity of the poor resource harvesters and producers for utilizing their natural resources in order to make products, process, package and ensure marketing so that development of primary sector can be ensured. Thus we will develop and promote the primary sector towards the social inclusion. We will also establish the linkage among primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. So, the Multi Stakeholders will be engaged to reduce the poverty of the resources harvester and mangrove ecosystem conservation. This project is very much focused on sustainable use of mangrove resources;
31 improving the capacity of locals and provide them infrastructural support to improve their economic condition. As a result, socio economic condition of the Sundarbans coastal people will be improved, overharvesting of the natural resources will be reduced. This project will also assist to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Bangladesh Governments Vision 2021.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"February 2020 to February 2021 (Approved) February 2020 to February 2023 (Proposed)",location:"Sundarbans coastal region i.e Banishanta Union under Dacope sub-district of Khulna in Bangladesh",theme:"Livelihood and Mangrove Ecosystem",partners:["Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-02-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-05-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-08-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-12-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-14-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/2/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:9,title:"Eco Village Project in Bangladesh",slug:"eco-village-project-bangladesh",category:"Ongoing Project",categorySlug:"ongoing-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/1/Eco-Village-Brading.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Bangladesh is a very small country with an area of 1, 47,570 square kilometer having an exaggerated number of population (160 million). Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh is the front line of global climate change due to its geographic location. The Sundarbans is the single largest Mangrove forest in the World. The Sundarbans mangrove flagship ecosystem is the natural safeguard and provides livelihood support to almost 3.5 millions of coastal people. But, the Sundarbans adjacent communities don't engage themselves in conservation activities rather they are involved in unsustainable resources harvesting and using activities due to their poverty and lack of education. 32 33Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) and Korea Green Foundation (KGF) have been trying to promote ecological balance and create harmony between humans and nature by establishing an eco village in the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh for solving the major complex social and environmental problems such as poverty, drinking water, electricity, cooking fuel, riverbank erosion, education, natural resources management, woman empowerment etc. Eco Village BEDS was divided into three components included Green Housing, Green Education, and Green Business. 34 35Eco Village is the best way to solve complex social and environmental problems by the local people without harming the ecosystem and achieve the SDGs. Under the Green Housing component, 4,594 people are getting 12, 000 litters/day safe drinking water with ATM facilities; 375 households received fuel-efficient cooking stoves. 2,800 solar lamps, 1,700 solar panels, 504 solar home systems and 100 solar generators, 200 batteries have been provided among 3,000 families. 11.2 kW/hour and 7.5 kW/hour solar stations have been installed at public institutions. A total of 150,000 mangroves and nearly 130,000 social trees have been planted on the river bank and in the school yards. Climate adaptive house design is introduced with the 3000 families. A native seed preservation house is established to protect the native variety. Under the Green Education component, 4,050 students from 25 schools are getting basic environmental education. 340 villagers are learning environment-friendly farming and fishing techniques. Under the Green Business component, 90 local tour operators and 60 local tour guides received training on eco tourism. 60 families got training on local culture and heritage promotion and 45 women received handicraft training and sewing activities.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"June 2015 to April 2020",location:"Banishanta Union under Dacope sub-district of Khulna in Bangladesh (Sundarbans coastal region)",theme:"Drinking water, Solar energy, Livelihood and Mangrove Ecosystem",partners:["Korea Green Foundation (KGF)"],donors:["SAMSUNG","Community Chest of Korea","URI Bank","Green People","Enabling People"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/1.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/2.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/3.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/4.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/5.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/6.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/7.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/1/8.png"]}},{id:10,title:"Development of satoyama preservation action plan and the model case in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh",slug:"development-of-satoyama-preservation-action-plan-and-the-model-case-in-the-sundarbans-bangladesh",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/13/1587191416.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`The single largest mangrove forest Sundarbans is the natural safeguard for coastal communities. Approximately, 3.2 million people live on Sundarbans resources. But the Sundarbans is in serious jeopardy due to human activities and natural causes. Besides, the Sundarbans communities don't engage themselves in conservation activities rather they are involved in unsustainable resources harvesting activities due to poverty and lack of education. Many organizations are working for Sundarbans conservation but there is a big gap of coordination. Moreover, all the Government rules and regulation are not followed by them due to top to bottom approach and unconsciousness. 36 37So, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) and Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) are conducting a project entitled "Project for conserving Sundarbans SAYATOMA and developing its showcase through creating action plan and ensuring the sustainable use of Natural resources by promoting mangrove restoration traditional culture and skill of mangrove collection" with the financial assistance of SATOYAMA Development Mechanism (SDM), Japan to promote traditional good practice such as local traditional shrimp drying technique, community based mangrove plantation for ensuring the participation of the local people with organized nature conservation activities, Bottom to Top Approach policy making, ensure the sustainable use of Sundarbans natural resource for reducing the poverty of forest dwellers and to be engaged in mass communities for establishing a coexistence between nature and human being which is directly related with Aichi Biodiversity Targets-2020 and SDGs-2030. 38 39The main objectives of the project are to reduce the poverty of 100 Sundarbans fishermen families through demonstrating and promoting traditional shrimp processing and to retain and enhancement of Sundarbans SATOYAMA biodiversity conservation through making and executing sustainable conservation action plan for reducing the gap of coordination among GOs, NGOs, Universities and Communities.`,breakdownImage:"/assets/img/projects/breakdown-image/1649911159.jpg",duration:"October 2016 to September 2017",location:"Sundarbans Region of Bangladesh",theme:"Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation and Livelihood",partners:["Jap
39an Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["SATOYAMA Development Mechanism (SDM), Japan"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/13/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/13/Goal-04-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/13/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/13/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:11,title:"Develop a Disaster Resilience Model Village in the Sundarbans Coastal region of Bangladesh",slug:"develop-a-disaster-resilience-model-village-in-the-sundarbans-coastal-region-of-bangladesh",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/12/1587141168.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Natural disasters are very common events in the context of Bangladesh. People of Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh are the worst sufferer of natural disaster as they live in such a geographic location which is the front line of global climate change. As a result, they have to suffer from adverse impact of climate change such as tropical cyclones, riverbank erosion and flood around the year. Riverbank erosion is their prime natural threat and the villagers do not have climate adaptive houses. So, the village can be washed out anytime. In general high tide and heavy rainfall the village gets flooded. Even in normal cyclone
39s their houses get destroyed. They cannot recover their losses in short time after natural hazards due to financial backwardness. Moreover, the poor villagers do not engage them in disaster preparedness activities because they have to remain busy for earning livelihoods. This underprivileged fishing community has been suffering from these problems since a long time. Day by day frequency and intensity of the natural are increasing here. But the villagers do not have adequate knowledge on Disaster Preparedness activities. Their suffering increases as they have very poor early warning system for natural disaster. In such a situation, BEDS with the financial assistance of Give2Asia has implemented a project entitled 'Develop a Disaster Resilience Model Village in the Sundarbans Coastal region of Bangladesh'. 40 41Overall goal of the project was to build the disaster resilience of Mathurapur village in the Sundarbans. Through this project a village disaster management committee was formed. The committee members were provided community based disaster management training. The villagers were provided disaster preparedness safety materials like life jacket, torch light, raincoat, box for preserving valuable documents and materials. Early warning system was established in the existing Cyclone Shelter and training center. Community was trained on village disaster risk assessment. A community action plan was developed on disaster preparedness. Community drills have been conducted to educate people on what to do during disaster. A low cost climate adaptive housing design was identified and shared with the villagers. Embankment has been protected by using local technology and planting 10,000 mangroves. Emergency disaster fund has been created. Local villagers have been supported with alternative livelihoods like fish farming, vegetable gardening, duck and ship rearing. The villagers also got trained on community managed eco tourism. A cyclone shelter management committee was formed and trained on how to manage the existing cyclone shelter. 89 Children of the fishermen families received both formal and informal education support.`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"May 2018 to April 2019",location:"Munshigonj union under Shyamnagar sub district of Satkhira district of Bangladesh",theme:"Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)",partners:["IIRR (International Institute for Rural Reconstruction)"],donors:["Give2Asia"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/12/Goal-13-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/12/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:12,title:"Community Based Waste Management Project in the Khulna City of Bangladesh",slug:"community-based-waste-management-project-in-the-khulna-city-of-bangladesh",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/11/1587113147.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Khulna is the third-largest city in Bangladesh with a population of more than 1.5 million. In these days, the amount of urban waste is growing rapidly due to the rapid population increase by urbanization and is one of the key issues on how to conduct waste management effectively or efficiently in the City. In these circumstances, "Waste Pickers" mainly collecting and separating valuable wastes such as bin, can, plastic bottle, battery, newspaper, etc from the primary, secondary and final waste dumping sites, play very important roles in the contribution to resource circulation in the society. Despite Waste Pickers are one of the main actor in the waste management, they are seriously faced with the following issues. Social exclusion from the society; Health problems due to poor working conditions; Not sufficient sanitation education and safety equipment such as mask, gloves, long boots; Not conduct environmental education as a community level; Not sufficient collaboration and communication among Khulna City Corporation, community people, NGO, waste picker in the waste collection; Not sufficient livelihood of waste pickers. In order to improve the above situations, from October 2015 for three years, JEEF and BEDS implemented the project aiming at trying to develop a model case of the waste management in the community society of Khulna City, alleviating the prejudice of waste pickers and aiming to realize their social inclusion. 42 43Under the initiative we completed the following activities: 441. Formed a Waste Management Committee by involving multi stakeholders 452. Formed a Waste Pickers Workers Cooperative Society by involving 40 waste pickers families 463. Conducted Sanitation & Health Trainings Targeting at selected 40 Waste Pickers families using our developed educational materials 474. Conducted waste pickers literacy program 485. Conducted waste management education program as well as clean-up activities among the selected 40 elementary & secondary sc
48hools involving Waste Pickers and using our developed education materials 496. Conducted a pilot livelihood improvement project on formal distribution channel of valuable waste by the Waste Pickers cooperative Society 507. Hold a policy meeting 518. Hold a Local Waste Management Forum in Khulna`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"October 2015 to September 2018",location:"Khulna City of Bangladesh",theme:"Waste Management",partners:["Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["The Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Environment Fund","Give2Asia"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/11/Goal-08-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/11/Goal-10-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/11/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:13,title:"Sustainable Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation through livelihood improvement of Sundarbans fishermen",slug:"sustainable-mangrove-biodiversity-conservation-through-livelihood-improvement-of-sundarbans-fishermen",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/10/1587137385.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:'BEDS has taken an initiative to solve those problems considering to form community based organization for ensuring local participation in conservation and livelihood improvement through developing skill under "Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation through livelihood improvement of the Sundarbans fishermen" project by involving 75 fishermen families from April 2014 to March 2017 in cooperation with Mr. Hideki Sato from JEEF, funded by the Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF). BEDS has achieved some success throughout this project like formed a Fishermen Cooperative Society in which the members are saving money at a regular basis and using those money for their own business, planted mangrove and provided biodiversity education among the fishermen community. As a result, their illegal resource harvesting practices have been reduced. Provided some alternative livelihood to reduce poverty from their families by the form of crab fattening and homestead gardening.',breakdownImage:"",duration:"April 2014 to March 2017",location:"Mathurapur fishing village under Munshigonj union of Shyamnagar sub district under Satkhira district of Bangladesh ( Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh)",theme:"Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation and Livelihood",partners:[],donors:["Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF)"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/10/4.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/10/5.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/10/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/10/Goal-14-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/10/Goal-15-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:14,title:"Livelihood improvement of the poor Sundarbans honey collectors in Bangladesh",slug:"livelihood-improvement-of-the-poor-sundarbans-honey-collectors-in-bangladesh",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/9/1586972656.jpg",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:`Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) and Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) have implemented a project entitled "Project on livelihood improvement for the poor honey collector through coast watershed conservation around the Sundarbans in Bangladesh" by the grant assistance for grassroots projects of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Under the project a 'The Sundarbans Workers Honey Collectors Cooperative society Ltd.' was formed with 50 honey collector families which was registered by the Department of Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh. A honey processing and packaging center has been established beside the Harinagar Bazar in Munshigonj with the members of this cooperative society. The society members' knowledge has been developed on honey collection, processing, packaging and marketing in a sustainable way. The male members of the society are collecting different flowers' honey with wax for the first time considering the bee and the Sundarbans conservation. The male and female members are processing and packaging the collected honey in a proper way in the Honey Processing Center. Now, they are marketing their collected honey after processing and attractive packaging with the approval of BSTI. Along with these, there is a beautiful gift box which contains 3 bottles of 100 gm honey and a honey wax made tiger sculpture. This is the 100% pure and natural "Mowal Honey."`,breakdownImage:"",duration:"February 2016 to February 2018",location:"Burigoalini and Munshigonj unions under Shyamnagar sub-district of Satkhira district of Bangladesh",theme:"Livelihood and Mangrove Ecosystem",partners:["Jap
51an Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/9/Goal-01-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/9/Goal-02-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/9/Goal-15-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/9/Goal-17-1024x1024.png"]}},{id:15,title:"Sundarbans Mangrove Biodiversity Education Program in Bangladesh",slug:"sundarbans-mangrove-biodiversity-education-program-in-bangladesh",category:"Implemented Project",categorySlug:"implemented-project",modelImage:"/assets/img/projects/model/8/1586947233.JPG",details:"",overview:{projectSummary:"Sundarbans is the largest single mangrove forest in the world as well as Natural World Heritage and RAMSAR Wetland site. The Sundarbans is about 4% of total area of Bangladesh which covers almost 40% of total forest of Bangladesh. Sundarbans is the home of many rare and endangered species. It is also the lifeline for the 3.2 million climate-vulnerable coastal people. Retaining the ecosystem health of the Sundarbans is of paramount importance for Bangladesh. So, BEDS and Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) have been trying to promote Sundarbans Mangrove Biodiversity Education Program in Bangladesh since 2013 among the primary school students, teachers and communities. BEDS and JEEF developed a series of Mangrove Education materials (booklets and board game and card game) with the feedbacks of primary school teachers and writing and editing of University professors, officers of Department of Environment and representatives of national and international organizations. Materials are being piloted among 28,500 students by 410 teachers from 82 elementary schools and 40,000 parents of 36 sub-districts of 32 districts under 8 Divisions of Bangladesh.",breakdownImage:"",duration:"January 2013 to December 2018",location:"36 sub-districts of 32 districts under 8 Divisions of Bangladesh",theme:"Mangrove Biodiversity Education",partners:["Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)"],donors:["Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program"],sdgs:["/assets/img/projects/sdgs/8/Goal-04-1024x1024.png","/assets/img/projects/sdgs/8/Goal-15-1024x1024.png"]}}];export{e as p};
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