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A three-day campaign took place from 23 - 25 November 2024 in Bangladesh, aiming to raise awareness on the critical state of the Gharial and the need to protect this species. This campaign, part of the Gharial Conservation Program under the Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project,…

In April 2024, a critically endangered white-rumped vulture, approximately five years old, was found in a vulnerable state in Khalishpur, Khulna, Bangladesh. Dehydrated and malnourished, the vulture was quickly rescued by the Bangladesh Forest Department (FD) and taken to their rehabilitation…

On 7 September 2024, IUCN Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Forest Department and Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS), celebrated International Vulture Awareness Day through a series of events in Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj district and BANOJIBI Campus, Khulna …

One of the key outcomes of the Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project is the Strategic Action Programme (SAP), which specifies remedial national and regional actions to address the issues affecting the health and ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal,…

One of the key outcomes of the Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project is the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), which identified the major issues affecting the Bay of Bengal ecosystem.

The TDA - which draws on numerous studies and…

The Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project focused on laying the foundations for change to improve the health of the Bay of Bengal and its fisheries. 

Implemented in 2009-2015, this final report provides insight to the project's Theory of…

A three-day Regional Training and Dialogue on Nature-based Solution (NbS) for the Resilient Water Sector in South Asia was conducted on 16 – 18 January 2023, to assist officials from sectoral line ministries and provincial/local governments from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan in…

The Bay of Bengal produces more than 7% of global marine fisheries catch. Currently valued at USD 4 billion for fisheries production, the marine and coastal services are predicted to be worth over USD 72 billion from fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism in the next 25 years.

In a significant step toward safeguarding the marine ecosystem in South and Southeast Asia, the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project Phase II (BOBLME II) officially kicked off with an inception workshop held from 12 – 14 December 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. With funding from the Global…