Conserving the Mangrove forest together with local people
Reducing the impact of Climate Change
Improving Livelihoods of the forest dwellers
Clean energy and safe drinking water for all
Saving environment through managing the waste properly

BEDS (Bangladesh Environment and Development Society)

An Organization for Excellence in Nature

BEDS is a leading community-based, non-profit, environment and development-focused non-government organization committed to maintaining ecological balance and harmony between humans and nature. BEDS was established to solve complex environmental and social problems in Bangladesh together with local people by respecting indigenious knowledge and culture. BEDS was registered by the NGO Affairs Bureau in 2013, and the Ministry of Social Welfare’s Department of Social Service in 2011.

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Vision

To promote ecological balance and create harmony between human and nature

Mission

The Mission is to build the capacity of the most vulnerable communities to ensure the sustainable use of nature resources, provide eco-friendly means living, reduce the adverse effects of climate change, and improve their socio-economic condition while maintaining ecological balance.

Solution

Rural reconstruction and ecosystem restoration will be the key solutions for the overall development and conservation of the marginal coastal community and vulnerable environment. This can be achieved by planting and regenerating mangroves; raising awareness in collaboration with local people in terms of biodiversity conservation; coastal protection; promotion of mangrove-based alternative livelihoods, entrepreneurship development; clean solar energy equipment and services; and climate change adaptaion and migration. Addressing the aforementioned issues for social and environmental development would be ensured by establishing multi-stakeholder collaborations and stable finances.

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Awards & Achievements

Sundarbans Eco Village in Bangladesh

National Environment Award 2022

Conservation Project of the Year 2024

Our Landmark Projects

Building a Future in Which Humans Live In Harmony With Nature

Multi-stakeholder partnership to strengthen transformative processes in shrimp trade as a basis for the protection of mangrove ecosystems in South Asia

Livelihood improvement for the Sundarbans coastal communities of Bangladesh

Eco Village Project in Bangladesh

Mangrove Conservation and Restoration in Bangladesh

Once there were plenty of mangroves in the periphery of Sundarbans that created a buffer zone which was beneficial for coastal protection as well as for habitat of the wild animals and birds. But that buffer zone is no longer existed due to random cutting of mangroves for agricultural land extension, shrimp cultivation, household making, collecting fuel wood and free grazing of livestock. Apart from this, coastal people are also disturbing the mangrove regeneration process by destroying the seedlings and seeds while catching shrimp fry as well as collecting seeds for cooking fuel. So, the mangrove ecosystem in Bangladesh have come under severe pressure due to climatic and anthropogenic reasons. Due to the lack of mangrove coverage along the shore line, tropical cyclones sweep across the Sundarbans, which are claiming many lives, destroying houses, damages agricultural crops and lands. In that regard, BEDS is trying to restore the mangrove through plantation and assisting regeneration together with the coastal communities. BEDS regularly planting mangroves through involving coastal community in the coastal belt to create a mangrove buffer zone in the coast in order to strengthen the embankment and creating shelter against natural calamities and alternative mangrove-based livelihoods for the coastal people.

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Mangrove Based Aquaculture protects our environment and farmers

A study tour of Dhaka honey value chain

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Solar lamps brightened the coastal villager lives in Bangladesh

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Welcome to the Sundarbans eco-village in Bangladesh

The Sundarbans Eco Village initiative by the Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) is a remarkable example of integrating environmental sustainability with community development, demonstrating significant achievements in mangrove conservation and restoration by education and livelihoods, renewable energy implementation, and safe drinking water provision, community-based tourism, and the integration of agriculture, fisheries, and forestry in the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh under the three key components: green housing, green business, and green education. This initiative has been contributing to environmental sustainability.

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Participate Nature and Environment Education Program

Education serves as the main means of advancing knowledge through academic study, training, and travel. Through staying close to the largest mangrove forest in the world, one can learn about the Sundarbans coastal ecosystem, biodiversity, risks, and challenges as well as the neighboring people's culture, the effects of climate change, the vulnerability of communities to disaster, locally led adaptation, and other topics. Therefore, we have been running our Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness-raising (CEPA) Program on a regular basis since 2013. Using our created educational games, booklets, posters, etc., we are motivating, educating, and developing the leadership of students and citizens in both urban and rural areas by running school programs, awareness-raising programs, and nature education programs as well as on-site training programs, study tours, field trips, and other activities. Hence, people will gather knowledge about nature by staying close to it, and understanding its current state and activities will provide new possibilities in the future.

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