Group Gathers for Mangrove Education project
Delegates from the Chinese Mangrove Conservation Network
(CMCN) have just returned from a ten-day visit to the Sundarbans hosted
by our friends at the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN).
(CMCN) have just returned from a ten-day visit to the Sundarbans hosted
by our friends at the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN).
The
original idea came from MAP’s Education Director Martin Keeley, when he
visited both China and India this past summer to work on the continued
spread of the Marvellous Mangroves curriculum. Mr. Liu Yi, executive
director of CMCN, was looking for a location to take his staff to
explore Asia’s mangroves forests. Martin suggested to Mr. Yi and his
assistant, Jessica Sun, that they contact Hasan Mehedi, executive
director of CLEAN, so they could explore the wonderful Sundarbans
mangrove forests.
original idea came from MAP’s Education Director Martin Keeley, when he
visited both China and India this past summer to work on the continued
spread of the Marvellous Mangroves curriculum. Mr. Liu Yi, executive
director of CMCN, was looking for a location to take his staff to
explore Asia’s mangroves forests. Martin suggested to Mr. Yi and his
assistant, Jessica Sun, that they contact Hasan Mehedi, executive
director of CLEAN, so they could explore the wonderful Sundarbans
mangrove forests.
When
Martin went on to visit Bangladesh to run another MM workshop, he also
ran the idea past Mehedi. And so the seeds of the exchange were sown,
and ended up with an exciting exploration of the Sundarbans, as well as
visits to several schools in the Khulna region.
Martin went on to visit Bangladesh to run another MM workshop, he also
ran the idea past Mehedi. And so the seeds of the exchange were sown,
and ended up with an exciting exploration of the Sundarbans, as well as
visits to several schools in the Khulna region.
The
photos show the whole crew from both organisations, as well as CLEAN’s
Rezaul Karim Zitu leading the mangrove food web activity with one of the
local schools.
photos show the whole crew from both organisations, as well as CLEAN’s
Rezaul Karim Zitu leading the mangrove food web activity with one of the
local schools.
“Now
the introductions and the explorations have been made, I am hoping this
will lead to greater co-operation between the two groups as they
continue spearhead the spread MAP’s Marvellous Mangroves curriculum
throughout both countries,” comments MAP’s Martin Keeley.
the introductions and the explorations have been made, I am hoping this
will lead to greater co-operation between the two groups as they
continue spearhead the spread MAP’s Marvellous Mangroves curriculum
throughout both countries,” comments MAP’s Martin Keeley.