Sundarbans Bangladesh: Locally led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate

The document details how the local NGO BEDS transitioned women in the Sundarbans from using mangrove seeds as cooking fuel to establishing community-led nurseries. This shift has provided economic empowerment for women, such as Nomita Mondol, and increased mangrove coverage in the region to combat climate risks like cyclones and salinity.

• The Bangladesh Environments and Development Society (BEDS) implemented a community-based adaptation strategy by training women to establish mangrove nurseries, providing tools such as bamboo, netting for fencing, shading facilities, and water irrigation systems.
• The initiative provided significant economic benefits to local women; in 2021, five women in Paschim Dhangmari collectively earned BDT 200,000 from selling saplings, with one individual earning BDT 60,000.
• BEDS expanded its program to include a Central Mangrove Nursery in Amtola village, which has the capacity to raise approximately 1,000,000 mangrove saplings simultaneously.
• The program has led to increased mangrove coverage in the region, benefiting coastal communities ecologically and economically while empowering women to overcome societal taboos and gender biases.

APA

Rahman, S. (2023). Sundarbans Bangladesh: Locally led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate. Global Resilience Partnership. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/sundarbans-bangladesh-locally-led-mangrove-nursery-brings-ecological-and-economic-benefits-in-a-changing-climate/

Chicago

Rahman, Sohanur. Sundarbans Bangladesh: Locally led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate. Global Resilience Partnership, 2023. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/sundarbans-bangladesh-locally-led-mangrove-nursery-brings-ecological-and-economic-benefits-in-a-changing-climate/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rahman2023sundarbans, author = {Rahman, Sohanur}, title = {{Sundarbans Bangladesh: Locally led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/sundarbans-bangladesh-locally-led-mangrove-nursery-brings-ecological-and-economic-benefits-in-a-changing-climate/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }