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Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) is a leading community-based non-profit organization dedicated to solving complex environmental and social challenges in Bangladesh. Recognized globally, BEDS proudly received the prestigious Equator Prize in 2024 and the National Environment Award of Bangladesh in 2022, along with several other national and international honors. Founded with a vision to promote harmony between people and nature, BEDS works hand in hand with local communities—respecting indigenous knowledge, culture, and ecological wisdom—to restore ecosystems and strengthen resilience.

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Sustainable Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation through livelihood improvement of Sundarbans fishermen

Sustainable Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation through livelihood improvement of Sundarbans fishermen

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.

  • 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

  • Donors: Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF)

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Community Based Waste Management Project in the Khulna City of Bangladesh
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Livelihood improvement of the poor Sundarbans honey collectors in Bangladesh

Project Information

Category

Implemented Projects

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