Building Restoration Capacity in Bangladesh
Location: Banojibi Campus, Dacope, Khulna District, Bangladesh
Timeline: February 2025
Goal: To equip local communities with the knowledge and skills needed for effective, community-led mangrove restoration through CBEMR (Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration) training.
Partners
BEDS
OCEAN Community Empowerment and Nature Grantee
UK International Development Fund
Participants gained practical skills in mangrove ecology, hydrological assessments, and restoration site planning.
Women’s groups took a leading role, building capacity for gender-inclusive restoration and local environmental leadership.
The training laid the groundwork for future restoration activities across the region, led by empowered local actors
What we did
In February 2025, MAP conducted an 8-day Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) training at the Banojibi Campus in Dacope, Khulna, hosted by NGOCC and supported by MAP’s field team and national experts. The training brought together over 30 participants from local NGOs, youth groups, women’s cooperatives, and mangrove-dependent communities in the Sundarbans region.
The training combined in-depth classroom sessions with extensive fieldwork, focusing on ecological mangrove restoration principles, site assessment, hydrology, species selection, and social engagement strategies. Participants explored the root causes of mangrove degradation in their communities—such as shrimp farming, fuelwood collection, and land conversion—and collaboratively identified solutions through participatory mapping and restoration planning.
A special emphasis was placed on inclusive participation, with women’s groups playing an active role in discussions and hands-on activities. The training helped foster local leadership, encouraging participants to share their knowledge within their own communities and to take ownership of future restoration efforts.
"By raising public awareness about mangrove afforestation, we can encourage future communities to coexist with restored mangrove forests, making the recovery of lost forests possible."— Anonymous training participant
Interested in working with us?
Get in touch with us at dominic@mangroveactionproject.org
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