| Code: | PRJP0000092 |
| Title: | Rehabilitation of Critical Coastal Ecosystem: Chokoria Sundarban |
| Institution: | IUCN Bangladesh Country Office |
| Address: | House 11, Road 138 |
| Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212 |
| Bangladesh |
| Tel:88-02-9890395,9890423,8852743 |
| Fax:88-02-9892854 |
| Coordinator: | Junaid Kabir Choudhury |
| Address: | junaid@iucnbd.org |
| Date-commence: | March 2004 |
| Duration: | 12 Months |
| Locations: | Chokoria Sundarban, Chokoria, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
| Sponsors: | UNEP |
| Collabs: | Local CBO's |
| Objectives: | Under the over arching goal of protecting the coastal and marine resources, the overall objectives of this program are to restore and rehabilitate the degraded coastal mangrove ecosystem of Chokoria Sundarban on a pilot scale with community initiatives and to initiate a sustainable management regime. The specific objectives are as under to (1) take stock of the present situation of Chokoria Sundarban area with a view to establish a baseline, (2) reach a common consensus on rehabilitation through multi-stakeholder consultation, (3) develop a strategy for the rehabilitation of forest patches after taking account of the social biological dynamics of the project area., (3) implement a strategy of initiating a sustainable management, (4) secure people's participation in planning and regeneration efforts, (5) raise awareness and sustain the community stewardship in conservation and sustainable management of coastal/marine resources, especially the mangroves, and (6) develop ownership feelings of the community towards conservation, afforestation, mangroves, etc. |
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Biology
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Ecological processes
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Communities
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Nursery areas
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Productivity
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Flora
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Higher plants
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Speciation
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Management
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Forestry
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Afforestation
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Reforestation
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Rehabilitation
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Restoration
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Silviculture
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Fishery
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Aquaculture
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Legislation
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International laws
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Policies
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Conservation
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Environmental protection
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Protected areas
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Threats
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Conversion
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Human impact
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Values
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Public awareness
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Socioeconomic
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Research methods
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Management
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Inventory
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Geography
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Country
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Bangladesh
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Regions
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Indian Ocean
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