CCEC Progress Report 2010 English Final · Sunderban Netherlands Committee for IUCN October 2000- April 2001 Establish Stakeholders right towards Sundarban Sustainability” KEIDANREN

Vision: Protection and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems in Bangladesh Mission: Environmental sustainability of Sundarbans coastal ecosystems and poverty reduction of the climate vulnerable communities through grass-roots participation. Objectives: Environmental awareness Biodiversity conservation Community Based adaptation to coastal ecosystem with priority to Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem Poverty reduction of Sundarbans stakeholders Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Eco-tourism development Health, Education and Human/Child Rights

Program Participation: • Most Vulnerable Poor Coastal Communities. • Ultra Poor, poor and marginal occupational groups like marginal Sundarbans Stakeholders. • Children at high risk job and vulnerable situation. • Children getting no quality education. • Poor Cobbler Communities • Indigenous people like Munda Governance Structure: General Board of 117 members is the supreme body of the organization that elects members for the Executive Committee. CCEC is executed by an Executive Committee of 9 members which is elected in every five years interval. The EC approves annual plans and budgets monitor the activity progress and financial updates according to the Human Resources and Financial Policy of CCEC. Development programs of the organization are supervised by a Core Management Team which is chaired by the Executive Director as the Chief Executive of the organization.

CCEC: At a Glance

Progress Report_2010
Organogram:

Executive Committee: 1. Md. Major (Rtd) B.M Asaduzzman P- Eng. Chairman 2. Mr. Alok Kumar Das Vice Chairman 3. Md. Mowdudur Rahman Secretary 4. Mr. Kobindra Nath Mondal Assistant- Secretary 5. Mrs. Ferdousi Hossain Treasurer 6. Dr. Bhanu Kumar Dutta Member 7. Mr. Malin Basu Member 8. Mr. Iqubal Hossain Biswas Member 9. Mrs. Moushumi Nahar Member Staff: Full time Staff: 27, Male: 21, Female: 06, Technology: 05 Part time/Volunteer: 27 Registration and Membership: The CCEC is registered by the Foreign Donation (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Rules 1978 under the NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh on 26 October 1996 (Renewal date 30 September 2007) and registration No. 1085. CCEC is a member of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. The organization has got the membership of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) from Bangladesh in Asia. CCEC is also a member of Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB). Also linked with Mangrove Action Project (MAP) and Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) facilitated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It is affiliated with International Centre for Climate Change Adaptation and Development (ICCCAD) for field demonstration on climate change adaptation examples. The organization is a member of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & NRM (WOCAN). Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): The organization has signed MOU with several agencies such as Centre for Integrated Studies on the Sundarbans (CISS) under Khulna University, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Soil Research Development Institute (SRDI) under Ministry of Agriculture, Social Forestry Project under Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA).

Program Management: CCEC has a Core Management Team comprised of coordinator and manager headed by the Executive Director which is authorised by the Executive Committee to manage the whole organization. Besides, heads generally supervise the regular activities. CCEC manage all its activities according to the Constitution, Human Resource Policy, Finalcial Manual, Operational Policy, General Policy and other adhoc policies/rules and regulations as per requirements. Monitoring System: The monitoring Cell of CCEC under the direct supervisor of the Executive Director exercises an effective and update M & E system to monitor its program activities. The monitoring process follows the indicators set in the Log frame of its Annual plan (LTDP). Besides it has monitoring templates and guideline for doing the same. This Cell produces monitoring repotrs quarterly, half yearly and annualy through which the qualitative and quantitative progress of the programs are assessed. These reports are send to the respective programheads, Management Team, Core Management Team, Executive Committee, respective Donors, GoB and others. Direction and suggestions are issued to the respective programs, units for further improvement of activities from the Core Management Team. Finalcial Management: CCEC maintains its accounts. bill, voucher, cash book, ledger according to the guideline of its Financial Manual. Accounts of the organisation are maintained manually using Tally software and also with computer (Excel) generated report. The finance unit of CCEC produces monthly financial report of each project and the quarterly report is submitted to the Executive Committee and Management Team of CCEC and also to the respective donor of the projects. Coordinator- Finance and Administration basically scrutinise these financial reports and take necessary actions in case of any irregularity (if happens). Its accounts are audited by external reputed Audit Firm. CCEC also submit its annual program, financial and audit reports to the NGO Bureau, respective donors and government offices in due time,


Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC), a grassroots-based environmental NGO in Bangladesh working for the protection and sustainable management of Sundarbans coastal ecosystems through local initiatives and participation. The mangrove-dominated Ganges Delta – The Sundarbans - a complex ecosystem comprising one of the largest single tract of mangrove forests the world. The Sundarbans is shared between two neighboring countries, Bangladesh and India (30%). Since 1993 the organization is raising environmental awareness among the coastal communities especially the Sundarbans coastal mangrove communities. Environmental Education, Environmental Law, Sundarbans conservation, Sundarbans education, Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area (ECA) protection, Awareness Campaign on Sustainable harvesting of Sundarbans resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Man-Tiger conflict mitigation, Eco-Tourism involving Sundarbans Indigenous munda woman, Social Forestry are the main thrust areas of the organization.

CCEC Activities Summary:


CCEC Activities Chart:

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CCEC Current Programmes/Project

Name of the project Funding Agency Duration Sundarbans crab fattening in bamboo cages and mangrove restoration as an adaptation to climate change”

UNEP/Thailand Environment Institute (TEI)

January 2010 to December 2011

Construction of Ground Rain Water Harvesting System for Cyclone-Aila affected Sundarbans stakeholders in Bangladesh

Japan Water Forum October 2010 to January 2011

Sundarbans Handicraft CCEC own fund Continuing Sundarbans stakeholder SME Stakeholders Cooperative

Society Continuing

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CCEC Implemented Project

Name of the project Funding Agency Duration Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarban Stakeholders WWF, Italy and AGIRE February 2008 – November

-2008 Awareness Campaign on Sundarban Ecologically Critical Area Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) August 2005 – July 2006

Ecological balance through turtle hatching and releasing Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) 15 Nov 2005 – 15 Oct 2006

River Terrapin conservation in the Sundarban Reserved Forest

Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF) Conservation International January – December 2006

Mangrove Forestation in the Coastal areas in Bangladesh

KEIDANREN Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF), Japan

April 2006 – March 2007

Conservation campaign on Olive Ridley turtle among Sundarban/Dubla fishermen

IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU Secretariat UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

May 2006 – 31 January 2007

Homestead Fruit Tree Plantation by the CCEC beneficiaries, Bangladesh International Tree Foundation (ITF) 1st June 2006 – 31 may 2007

Roadside Tree Plantation Forest Department, MoEF June 2000 – July 2008 Income generation activities (Fish culture, Poultry, Homestead agriculture) CCEC own Fund Continuing programme

Biodiversity Conservation Awareness raising in three main villages of Sundarban Royal Netherlands Embassy November 1996- August

1997 Develop a local Environmental Education package towards Sundarbans Conservation

Royal Netherlands Embassy August 1998-May 1999

Ecological Balance through Fishery Development Netherlands Committee for IUCN June 1999- Feb. 2000

Biodiversity Conservation Education Training for the crab collectors of Sunderban

Netherlands Committee for IUCN October 2000- April 2001

Establish Stakeholders right towards Sundarban Sustainability”


June 2001-May 2002

Sundarban Conservation Education Package

US Fish and Wildlife Foundation May 2003- May 2004

Sustainable Harvesting Campaign for Sundarban Stakeholders


May 2004- April 2005

Environmental Education for Sundarban Community

British High Commission, Dhaka April 2003- March 2004

Shaplapata as an alternative to monitor lizard for Sundarban crab bait.

Ministry of Science, Information & Communication Technology, GoB

March 2004 - Feb 2005

Environmental Education Training for Sundarban Communities

Rufford Small Grant, UK Nov.'04-April '05

Unsustainable harvesting of the Gangetic mudeel and its impact on the nature

Ministry of Science, Information & Communication Technology, GoB

March 2005 - Feb 2006

Environmental Education Training Program (EETP):

Summary: Environmental education is one of the prime program of CCEC. Sustainable environmental management can be built up through proper knowledge and awareness about environment from children to adult. Considering this philosophy CCEC has taken environmental education program to conserve coastal environment. Since 1993, CCEC is providing highest effort to conserve environment by incorporating the students of primary and secondary schools, teachers and the local inhabitants of sundorban to conserve the environment of khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat coastal region. Education is the backbone of a nation and the respected teachers are involved in spreading education. In every region, teachers occupy the highest dignity as they are involved in traditional teaching and to make the students well acknowledged about social customs. Guardians are always very cordial to receive any kind of advice from the teachers as they are considered very wise and respected person. For which CCEC use to arrange various training program for the teachers to increase their awareness and affection to conserve the environment and sundarban. In order to boost up the teachers training program, CCEC has already incorporated 800 teachers from 800 schools to provide training on environmental education, Sundarban biodiversity and environmental conservation. Which is coordinated by

forming environmental training packaging (teachers guide, students booklets, poster) with the help of khulna university, department of primary education and the instructors of PTI. This training program are proven very much effective to influence and create vast awareness among the teachers and students about the natural environment, sundarbsn biodiversity and their conservation. Again, to provide practical knowledge beside the academic study, CCEC has established natural school, mangrove ecosystem, nursery, forestation for the students of primary and secondary school, collage and university . So that the students can implement their knowledge in the practical field. Aim and objective: To incorporate important pros and cons of the environment in academic study in order to uplift the sustainable environmental management. Project Area: Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat District. Activities: 1. To establish coordination with Khulna University and Department of Primary education. 2. To form environmental education package (poster, teachers manual, students booklets) 3. Teachers training (each batch including 30 teachers will be trained for two days ) 4. Progress of the training is to be observed and evaluated at school level. Result: Already 800 teachers were trained under this program. Again 80,320 students and 4,000 guardians were made aware by the 800 trained teachers.

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT


Eco-Schools Program (ESP):

Project Area : Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat District. Activities: Every school has to cross seven steps in order to introduce as eco-school 1. By inviting environmental friendly committee 2. Reevaluation of the environment 3. Preparing environmental activities plane 4. Activities observation and progress evaluation. 5. Including environmental knowledge in academic curriculum 6. Incorporating the school community and local inhabitants 7. Implementation of various rules and regulation related to environment Results: In khulna, bagerhat and satkhira, 25 schools have been established as eco school.

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT


Summary: Eco-school is an international network for environmental education directed by Foundation of environmental education. 18th june, 2005 is a memorable day for Bangladesh, as she joined officially in the international field of environmental education. In this day, Bangladesh possessed first membership among the Asian countries from the general assembly of FEE , which was held in antorp city of Belgium. The inauguration of eco school program in Bangladesh was held at 29th November, 2005 by the exchange of experience with such program of England directed by ENCAMES with the presence of Mr. Alan Woods, Mentor of CCEC. Now CCEC is conducting eco-school Bangladesh program on Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district covering 25 primary and secondary school, NGO, Madrasha, English medium school, vocational and missionaries school. Under this program students of secondary schools, peons, guards, clerks, teachers, guardians and all other members of the community are involving to identify various problems regarding to environment and find the solution for the same.

Summary: Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC) has implemented a project title “Environmental Pollution Awareness among the Industrials Workers of Khulna region” during 1st June 2000 to 31 May 2001 funded by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) in cooperation with Sustainable Environmental Management project under the Ministry of Environment and Forest Government of Bangladesh. Small and medium industries were polluted our soil, water and air and its negatives impact of our society and our whole environment. The main objectives of this program were united the small and medium industrial workers and releted communities of this industries and raised awareness about the industrial pollution, safe work place, health hazard and their role of control the pollution. Welding workshop at Shekh Para, Barary breaking workshop at Bashu Para, (Kashaikhana) at Moilapotar more, Rupsha bus stand, Gollamari, Khalishpur, Coir industry at Shibbari mor, Bone factory at Labochora sisuated the western part at Rupsha river, Steemer sheet rammeding factory at Sher-A-Bangla road, including power at the spectacle factory beside the Pallimongol school under the Khulna City corporation and weaver workshop at Damodor village under the Fultala upazila were be raised awareness under this project.

Aims and objectives: To raise conciseness among the Small and medium industries owner/workers about the industrial pollution and their health hazard in Khulna City Corporation.

Project area: Khulna City Corporation.

Activities: - A structural questionnaires survey on the environmental pollution and health hazard among the Small and medium industries workers - Data entry and data compilation - Make a list of workers and owner and group formation - Developed training manual and poster publication - Make a VIDEO documentation on the Small and medium industrial pollution in the Khulna city corporation - Organize group meetings, workshop and training - VIDEO documentation show by the multimedia projector for mass awareness on the industrial pollution

Results: Awareness raising on environmental pollution and health hazard among the 225 A structural questionnaires survey on the environmental pollution and health hazard among the Small and medium industries workers and owners

Environmental Pollution:

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT


Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area (ECA) Conservation: Summary: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) declaration Sundarbans is an ECA and prohibited all activities in the ECA area. CCEC implemented a project during August 2005 – July 2006 title “Awareness Campaign on Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area “ in Sundarbans Ecological Area like Munshigong, Kalbari, Burigoalini under Satkhira district in cooperation with Whitely Fund for Nature (WFN) beside the Government announcement. The main actions of the project were acquainting the importance of ECA among the Sundarbans communities s and mass awareness raising of follow the Government rules and regulation. On the other hand the project contributed the Sundarbans biodiversity conservation beside the governmental declaration. Forest Department (FD), Department of Environment and UNESCO office and UNESCO Commission of Bangladesh have supported and cooperation to implement the project. The organization worked to raise awareness about the Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) (Amendment) Act 1974, Wildlife Conservation Rules 2005 among the Sundarbans resources users through conservation publication beside the Forest Department, Government of Bangladesh.

Aims and objectives: To help conserve the Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area (ECA) conservation through awareness raising among the Sundarbans coastal communities

Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh.

Activities: - Linkage established with Forest Department (FD) and Department of Environment (DoE) - Published poster, leaflets on ECA - Identified the illegal activities in the Sundarbans ECA and discussed, workshop, meeting about this problems among the Sundarbans stakeholders, natura club, teachers communities, local governmental representatives, NGO representatives, political leaders, civil society, Department of Environment and Forest Department

Results: Have to come forward 3000 Sundarbans coastal communities for Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area (ECA) conservation.

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT


Day Observation:

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT


Summary: Varies day observations is one of the outstanding program among the activities conducted by CCEC for environment conservation and environmental awareness. In implementation of environmental awareness program CCEC usually observes varies national and international days. Among the days “World Environmental Day- 5 June, World Water Day-22 March, International Women’s Day -8 March, World Health Day-7 April, International Day for the Elimination of Child Labor- 30 April, World Population Day -11 July, World Indigenous People Day- 9 August, World Children’s Day- 1 October, World Food Day- 16 October, World International Day for Eradication of Poverty – 17 October, Human Rights Day- 10 December are most significant. By observing these days in one hand superior relation and field of co-operation are established among varies GOs, NGOs. Students of school, college, university, teachers, journalist and civil societies on the other hand presence of varies communities and exchange their experiences result in changes in beneficiaries viewpoint and create more inspirations which will play a vital role in implementing and promoting varies programs . Varies day observation programs include rally, meeting, drawing, easy writing, debating and cultural program i.c, drama, folk song, pot song etc.

Nature Education by involving teachers/students:

Summary: Nature education is a key environmental activity of CCEC. “Education is the backbone of Nation” and today’s Children is the future of steersman. CCEC consider these true proverb and CCEC believe and realize that nature education is major part of environmental conservation. Educational institute, teachers, students, guardians communities are the vast network of the Nature education. CCEC implemented different activities for encouraging and awakening of the nature education among the primary and secondary schools students. CCEC has effort various innovative activities like art competition, practical activities, field observation etc besides reading their curriculum text book for nature & environmental knowledge development and to grow their mentality as a young nature conservationist. CCEC also continuing teachers training program involving these schools teachers when the teachers teach the students of their regular teaching then the teachers will consider the nature education. CCEC organized art, essay and deviate competition for encouraging students of nature education and awarded them presented by the justice as a result the students more and more encourage for nature conservation Aims and objectives: To encourage and awakening of nature education involving primary and secondary schools students and amplify the nature education by the education.

Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - Encouraging nature education among the students - Organize art, essay and debate competition among the students - Make a field for practical nature education - Provide nature education by biodiversity observation - Make various nature education instruments Results: Establish a Nature Education Centre (NEC) at Harinagor School under Shyamnagar upazila and make a biodiversity observation field at the river bank of Harinagor and establish a Nature School at Atulia union. CCEC already raised awareness among 4980 students of 30 primary and secondary schools

Thematic Area

SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY


Awareness Campaign for Sundarbans Conservation:


Thematic Area


Summary: Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation has been working to conserve Sundarbans and to economic develop of the Sundarbans Stakeholders when it is established. World Heritage Sundarbans is full of resources and nature of beauty. Now a days Sundarbans is sick, affected and wounded by the improvident human activities and climate change. CCEC is working to raise awareness to conserve the Sundarbans among the vast Sundarbans communities like Sundarbans user, stakeholders at Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district. CCEC also awareness raising on Sundarbans biodiversity, Sustainable harvesting, rules of Sundarbans uses among the Bouali (Wood/thatch cutter), Mouali (honey extractor) and Jellay (fish/crab collector) communities. CCEC also provided skill development training on sustainable Sundarbans resources harvesting among the Sundarbans beneficiaries. The Sundarbans communities can realize that to protect Sundarbans for their living and they also to know how to harvest, how to preserve, how to marketing the Sundarbans resources. To create Sundarbans consciousness society developed a video documentation ‘Sundarbans Jagorani Pot) and show this documentation for vast awareness and circulated conservation leaflet at the key location. One the other hand CCEC publications such as posters,

leaflets, flipchart play a vital role for coastal communities to raise Sundarbans consciousness. Aims and objectives: To create Sundarbans conscious citizen and Sundarbans lover for Sundarbans conservation.

Area: Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district of Bangladesh

Activities: - Develop and publication various conservation materials like poster, leaflet, flipchart and video documentation. - Skill development training for Sundarbans beneficiaries - Video show at the key public places - Meeting with Sundarbans communities including Forest Department

Results: Awareness raising of 20000 Sundarbans coastal communities at Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district

Area: Batiaghata upazila under Khulna district and Shyamnagar


Thematic Area


Nature Club:
upazila under Satkhira district in Bangladesh.
Aims and Objective: To encourage the young generation for nature conservation Activities: -Create mass awareness among the rally, day observation, group meetings, patgan, jarigan etc -Identify the local environmental problems and immediate action for solve this problems -To protect the mangroves species like ………….. -Aware the shrimp fry collector when they collect the shrimp fry then don’t spoil other fish species -To stop killing the wildlife like … -Wildlife and birds habitat don’t destructions by the fire of bush

Summary: Different professional communities in the society establish a club, society for passing their vacation, pleasure, play or other requirements. This type of club/society benefit only involving members but this club/society doesn’t carry the welfare of the mass communities. CCEC has been implemented different conservation activities such as Sundarbans biodiversity conservation, mangroves protection and environmental education by encourage and organize the young generation like school, college, university and young environmental lover and to make a nature club at the southeast coastal part of Bangladesh. Kaji Bacha Nature Club was opened at 2006 present of Professor Dr. Mahbubur Rahman, vice chancellor of Khulna Univesity, Khulna and continuation of this activities CCEC also form Kalagachi Nature club, Kalbari Nature Club, Mirgang Nature Club at 2008 in Shyamnagor, Satkhira. These club identify the local environmental problems and implement different activities for solve this problems. Involving communities of the nature club specially the children to play and passing their vacation and their attitude has grown up as a nature conservationist.


Thematic Area


Human-Tiger Conflict

Summary: Bengal tiger is a flagship species of Bangladesh. Tiger is a proud and Heritage of our nation. Only Sundarbans is habitat of Bengal tiger. CCEC has been working in the southeast coastal part of Bangladesh. Sundarbans and these coastal areas are divided by the river and cannel and few places have been joined due to siltration. As a result tiger came in the village crossing the river. So man-tiger conflict is a normal fact of this area. Sundarbans communities to live fight against the tiger. When the tiger came in the village most of time they can’t return the Sundarbans. As a result tiger were killed often by the communities in this area. Also to get high rate of tiger skin, teeth etc in the foreign market for this reason many people involve them with illegal hunting. To reduce the killing of tiger and to stop this illegal trade CCEC implemented diverse activities like create awareness on importance of wildlife especially tiger among the coastal communities on the other hand CCEC formed TIGER VILLAGE TEAM involving young people, teacher, Imam, local Governmental representatives and to arrange regular watching where the tiger came such as Datinakhalir hula, Gatidarbari Datinakhali, Mathurapur Sadu para, Shinhartali Rishi para, Kadomtala Sarddar bari etc. As a result can’t come and can’t crossing the river easily and again if the tiger come in the village the tiger committee

instantly informed the forest department and allowancing in the village then the tiger committee and forest department to help the return the tiger safely in the Sundarbans. CCEC also established a Tiger victim memorial museum at Burigoalini beside the Burigoalini forest office, shyamnagar, Satkhira. This museum was opened by Mr. Berthold Schirm, Principal Advisor, Wetland Biodiversity Rehabilitation Project, German Technical Cooperation GTZ at 18 April, 2010. CCEC also collected the tiger victim stakeholder’s cloth by the tiger team and to keep these at the Museum. Aims and objectives: To reduce man-tiger conflict and to stop the illegal trade Area: Sundarbans fishing island of Dubla Jellay Polli Activities: - Awareness raising of the Sundarbans communities on the impotence of wildlife, illegal trade etc. - Formation a village tiger team - Regular meetings with tiger team, Forest Department - To arrange the regular watch in the key places where the tiger come

Summary: Eco-tourism is significant to develop the livelihood of the poor communities. CCEC has been long term working to conserve the Sundarbans and to develop the Sundarbans communities. Sundarbans is one of the major tourist spot in the world. Sundarbans is a 7wonders of the world. World Heritage Sundarbans attract the tourist of its own interminable beauty, phenomenal scenery, rare biodiversity, at least Bengal tiger. Every year thousand and thousand local, national, international tourist, researcher, school, college, university students and teaches visit the Sundarbans. CCEC has taken different movements to develop Sundarbans eco-tourism involving local communities. CCEC established Sundarbans handicraft involving stakeholders and tribal munda communities women groups and produced school bag, hand fan, mobile cover, wall mat in tiger, deer, crocodile, monitor lizard, turtle and colorful bird symbol and tiger, crocodile and turtle made by Sundarbans wax. Earn money to sell this tourist attractive souvenir for involving Sundarbans communities and on the other hand promote our Heritage in the world. Establish a Sundarbans souvenir selling center at the Burigoalini, Shyamnagar, Satkhira beside the Burigoalini Forest office. As a result Sundarbans tourists have a chance to collect souvenir for their memorial of Sundarbans visit.

Sundarbans Eco-Tourism:

Thematic Area


Aims and objectives: To promote Sundarbans eco-tourism and socio-economic development by involving local tribal munda and stakeholders communities. To attract the local, national, international, researcher tourist Sundarbans eco-tourism promotion. Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - Establish Sundarbans handicraft by involving tribal and stakeholders women groups - Provide skill development training - Produce tourist attract Sundarbans souvenir


Summary: Three Marine turtle were nesting in the Sundarbans Bay of Bengal aquatic environment among the eight species in the world. To balance natural environment and to reduce the aquatic environmental pollution oldest wildlife Marine turtle is a key species. Marine turtle is now endangered for our lack of consciousness. Already Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and River Terrapin (Batagur baska) important species of Sundarbans environment are critically endangered according to the IUCN Red Data Book. CCEC has implemented various activities like observation of Year of the Turtle-2006 in the Dubla fishing island, raise awareness on don’t kill turtle catch by fishing net, don’t destroy of the turtle habitat, egg, stop illegal trade etc of the fishermen, middleman, Bahadder, Boat owner to conserve these critically species. Also conducted interview and survey with fishermen, Mahajan, Bahadder, Arothder, Forest Depart ment (FD), Coast Guard. CCEC also increase awareness among the pilgrim of Dubla Rashmela by the distribution of various leaflet, poster for turtle, deer and biodiversity of Sundarbans conservation every year.

Marine Turtle Conservation:

Thematic AreaSUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY


Amis and objectives: To conserve the endangered species and to save turtle from extinction. Area: Sundarbans fishing island of Dubla Jellay Polli Activities: - Awareness raising of the fishermen at the five key fishing spot of the Dubla jellay polli at Sundarbans - Interviews and meetings with fishermen, Mahajan, Bahadder, personnel of the Forest Department. - Survey at Dubla jellay polli among the estuarial questionnaires - Produce tea shirt, poster, leaflet on turtle conservation massages - Distribute tea-shirt, leaftet and poster and conversation with pilgrim, coast guard, bahadder, fishermen

Aims and objectives: To establish NGO networking for successfully implementation, wide circulation and expansion of the program Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - Regular monthly and quarterly meeting and decision with networking organization

NGO Networking:

Thematic Area



Summary: NGO networking is a principal strategy of amplification and implementation of CCEC activities. CCEC has established a networking between 10 similar associated organizations. This networking organization work complementing and supporting organization each other. When networking organization organize any program then associated organization support each other. There is a great opportunities to use the networking beneficiaries when any organization arrange a program for wide circulation and expansion of the activities. As a result networking organization get support from other associated organization for implementation and wide circulation of the program. CCEC arrange regular meeting, discussion with networking organizations for to get fund, to make a decision and to establish coordination with funding agencies.

Sundarbans is a natural beauty and full of natural resources. Sundarbans is also pleasure-ground of biodiversity, information, hypothesis and research centre. Thousand and thousand local, national, foreign tourist and researcher came to Sundarbans to see, to know and to realize the Sundarbans. There was no enough compiled information and publication about Sundarbans tour and to know Sundarbans. CCEC realize that need to the Sundarbans Information Centre (SIC) for national and international researcher, tourist, school, college, university students for Sundarbans tour and known about Sundarbans of CCEC long term experience of working Sundarbans and Sundarbans stakeholders. Establishment a Sundarbans Information Centre (SIC) bordering of Burigalini forest office under Satkhira range of CCEC realization. CCEC employer always look after the SIC. To provide Sundarbans information, publication, assist to Sundarbans tour among the local, national, foreign tourist

Summary:

and researcher, school, college, university students by the SIC. Sundarbans visitor wrote his/her experience, opinion of Sundarbans visit and how to develop SIC in a resister book at SIC. CCEC has been working as usual for Sundarbans tourist that will get enough information, publication and other documents in future. CCEC also thoughtfully effort for coordination and to get support from national and international person and organization for development of Sundarbans Information Centre (SIC).

Sundarbans Information Centre

Thematic Area



Summary: CCEC has been long term working mangroves environment defense, restoration, regeneration and biodiversity conservation. Sundarbans is world largest mangroves forest. Sundarbans is a natural gradient of natural disaster, storm, cyclone, flood etc for the most vulnerable coastal communities. To keep the well protected of the coastal environment and conducted the life-livelihood of poor coastal communities unbounded importance of mangroves and biodiversity. Lot of flora and fauna live around the mangroves. So existence of the coastal communities urgent need to protect mangroves environment. For this reason CCEC has taken prevailing movement for mass awareness of mangroves conservation. One of the major action for create vast awareness are celebrate mangroves action day and biodiversity dat for mangroves and biodiversity conservation. People of the world celebrate the International Mangroves Action Day at 26 July and Biodiversity Day at 22 April every year realizes the importance of mangroves and biodiversity. The peoples of Bangladesh observe these day like the world. CCEC priority these day for observation. CCEC organized rally, discussion, paper presentation and art, debate competition and culture program and published different publication in International Mangroves Action Day and

Biodiversity Day. All communities of the society understand the importance of mangroves and biodiversity of this program and they can active the mangroves environment defense and biodiversity conservation. CCEC also insure the attending GO, NGO, schools, college and university teaches and students for participated the programs. As a result make a vast network for mass awareness of all communities in the society, build up a gradient among the coastal communities and create responsibilities for mangroves and biodiversity conservation.

Amis and objectives: To create a mass awareness for existence of coastal life and livelihood

Area: Batiaghata upazila under Khulna district and Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district

Activities: - Rally and discussion - Art, essay and debate competition - Paper presentation - Organize cultural program like Short film, folk song (Pot gan) and Jarigan

Mangrove and Biodiversity day observation:

Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY


Summary: Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC) was signature a agreement dated 28/06/2000 with Forest department and selected associated organization of Forest Department for implementing the social forestry project under the Ministry of Environment of Forest (MoEF), Government of Bangladesh and supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Under the project planted trees/create garden on the road side, ….railway, BWDB embankment, Zila, upazila, union parisad and LGED controlled road side and Forest department controlled land and other lands. CCEC created 48 km coastal green belt planted selected 48000 plants and (babla) involving 275 beneficiaries from Batiaghata upazila during 2001 to 2006. Created 5 km coastal green belt planted selected 5000 plants and (babla) involving 25 beneficiaries from Darogarvita to Putimari, Batiaghata upazila during 2001 to 2002. Created 8 km coastal green belt planted selected 8000 plants and (babla) involving 75 beneficiaries from Chalsolmari to previous flashing gate, Batiaghata upazila during 2002 to 2003. Created 10 km coastal green belt planted selected 10000 plants and (babla) involving 50 beneficiaries from Volar doaner khal to kata khal, Batiaghata upazila during 2003 to 2004. Created 10 km coastal green belt planted selected 10000 plants and (babla) involving 50 beneficiaries from Khalishar Khea ghat to Halia bazar, Batiaghata upazila during 2004 to 2005. Created 15 km coastal green belt planted selected 15000 plants and (babla) involving 75 beneficiaries from Halia bazaar to Noailtala bazar, Batiaghata upazila during 2005 to 2006.

Aims and objectives: -To protect the embankment from river bank erosion, climate change and water flow -To keep the ecological balance, To create coastal greenbelt -To generate environmental friendly employment -and to support socio-economic development for the poor communities Area: Batiaghata UPZ under Khulna district. Activities: -Select the proposed gardening area -Select the beneficiaries -Group formation -To take social environmental development activities -Agreement with the beneficiaries -Eight days training on development and organization and Sustainable Environment and Management among the beneficiaries -Regular meetings with the project beneficiaries and garden regular monitoring.

Social Forestry Project:

Thematic Area

AFORESTATION


development through fruit tree plantation - Coordination and communication with Forest Department (FD) - Make a fruit garden and fruit tree plantation - Regular monitoring and take care of the fruit tree - Regular meetings with the project beneficiaries Result: Establishment of a 921 varieties fruit garden

Area: Batiaghata UPZ under Khulna district. Activities: - List of 25 poor families at Batiaghata upazila - Provide training

Community based Fruit Tree Plantation

Thematic Area

AFORESTATION


Summary: Community Based Fruit Tree Plantation is an innovative activity of Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation. CCEC implemented a project since 2006 involving 25 members of 25 families from Andharia, Debitala, Baiarvanga under Batiaghata upazilla at Khulna District. CCEC established a fruit tree gardening at unused land of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) through the communities’ participation and management. Under the project involving 25 hardcore poor beneficiaries and planted seven types of mangoes, banana, papaya, hog-plum, emblie myrobalan, lemon etc fruit trees for ecological balance, fulfill the poor communities nutrition, poverty reduction and socio-economic development. The people of the project area have encouraged the plantation trees for this particular activity and they understood that the importance of trees and the role of trees for environmental balance. Beside this activities CCEC also increase awareness of nature conservation among the beneficiaries.

Aims and objectives: Ecological balance, fulfill the poor communities nutrition, poverty reduction and socio-economic

Summary: Mangrove regeneration, nursery raising and plantation were the major actions of CCEC. A memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is signed between CCEC and BWDB and 57 acres (approx.) land was leased out for seven years period (2008-14) for mangrove plantation and regeneration activities. Linkage was established with Mangrove Silviculture Division, Khulna under Forest Research Institute (FRI) for technical expertise. Another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Centre for Integrated Studies on the Sundarbans (CISS) and CCEC for technical knowledge on mangroves. The CISS is a centre of Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline under Khulna University. Sundarban Mangrove Protection Society (SMPS) is formed by involving 600 (320 man and 280 women) local communities and divided them into 30 small groups related to plantation plots. A number of MPS group meetings were conducted on the importance of mangroves, biodiversity conservation, conservation ethics, Sundarban management laws and regulation, intrinsic value of nature and natural resources, role of carbon sequestration thus clear understanding between the relation of existence of mangroves and its role in protecting river bank erosion & reduce the impact of natural disasters is developed by the MPS members. Women members are motivated to collect dead leaf and twigs for fuel consumption from river bank in order to reduce pressure from Sundarban Reserved Forest. Initially 26 plantation plot and four nursery plots were identified within 57 acres of BWDB land between BWDB embankments and Rivers stretches 9.45

km (Burigoalini to Mirgang locations). Plots were fenced using bamboo and nets. About 128000 seeds were collected from Malancha and Kalagachi River using labour force in cooperation with MPS members. And 93611 seeds were germinated in four nursery plots in June-July 2008. However, 79550 mangrove seedlings were transplanted in 26 plots in August-September 2008 but unusual high tide, water inundation and current flow damaged a part of seedlings (49% approx. including general mortality). Again seeds were collected and raised in the nurseries and seedlings were collected immediately from Sundarban seedbed in cooperation with Forest Department thus replenish the dead plants and recovered the mortality. A list of plots and seedlings raised is shown in the Annex: 8. Guarding has been established for the protection of mangrove seedlings by involving local poor, especially women. A seven member executive committee is formed for Sundarban Mangrove Protection Society (SMPS) development and maintaining a bank account in the name of Sundarban Mangrove Protection Society and keeping records of project funding, expenses and prior financial requirement notice for using money through resolution. Decision is made by the Sundarban Mangrove Protection Society (SMPS) by taking committee resolution for keeping some project money in their SMPS bank account for using the money for mangrove regeneration and plantation purposes in the next six years as the lease agreement with BWDB is for seven years (2008-2014). It is logical that substantial amount of money is required for future guarding, replacing dead seedlings, payment of lease money to the BWDB yearly, nursery raising, replanting and maintenance purposes in the next years. It will take few years to get the product from planted trees and primary agreement between BWDB and CCEC is for seven years. Moreover the project plans to prepare pickles from keora (Sonneratia apetala) fruits by involving MPS women in near future. Agreements for distribution of share are as follows, BWDB (40%), Local Government /Union Parishad (5%), CCEC (10%), and MPS (45%).

Mangrove Restoration:

Thematic Area DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION


CCEC keeps the share for service charge for future continuity. Poverty reduction of the Sundarban coastal communities and climate change adaptation at the high risk zone of Bangladesh Sundarban was one of the major factors undertaking the initiative.

Training: Two trainings were conducted for the Mangrove Protection Society members by inviting resources people from Mangrove Silviculture, local government representative (UP Chairman and UP Members) using leaflet and colourful Flipcharts.

Project Area : Shyamnagrar upazilla under Satkhira district

Amis and Objectives: Creation of Mangrove buffer zone in the sundarban coastal areas. Protect natural disasters and save vulnerable sundarban communities

Activities: Leasing lands (12 acres approx) from Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) ii. Equipments purchase (axes, knife, cutter, spade, Laphna, Bamboo basket)

Mangrove Restoration:

Thematic Area DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION


iii. Fencing two nursery site by the MPS group members iv. Appointment CISS/KU and Mangrove Silviculture (MS) scientists/researchers for technical support v. Liaise with Forest Department for collecting seed from Sundarban canal/rivers by boat vi. Preserve seeds for germination at nurseries vii. Fencing six plantation plots by the MPS group members

viii. Transfer of seedlings for plot plantation ix. Link Mangrove Silviculture Division for technical support x. Employ and empower female guards for Nursery and plantation site involving MPS member. xi. Meeting with MPS, MPS small Group, MSC, FD, Local government (Union Parishad-UP representatives) xii. Co-management agreements for distributing share benefits such as BWDB (40%), Local Government /Union Parishad (5%), CCEC (10%), and MPS (45%). CCEC keeps the share for sustainability.

Bangladesh is a full of foul weather country. It is true that Disaster comes and goes. It is impossible to check the natural system. Our challenge has stood up to adapt with the normal natural system. The coastal area of Bangladesh is disaster risk. Mostly Sundarbans Bouali, Mouali & Jalley are very riskily between the disaster risk communities. The CCEC has formed a Disaster Management Committee to involve sundarbans stakeholders, teacher, local govt., imam & local elite person to reduce disaster risk for Sundarbans Bouali, Mouali & Jalley. The members of this committee have trained to resistance the climate change, preparedness disaster, continuing disaster and after disaster. Besides, a volunteer group has been formed by 101 members with the young men of stakeholders. Disaster Management Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups are very important role to save the coastal vulnerable communities’ lives and livelihood preparedness and resistance the climate change.

Summary:

Aim and Objective: To support the sundarbans stakeholders and coastal communities’ resistance the climate change.

Project Area: Shyamnagar Upzila in the district of Satkhira.

Activities: - To discuss the Disaster Management Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups regularly. - To increase awareness of the sundarbans stakeholders before the disaster, continuing the disaster and after the disaster. - To reach the signal in the locality through miking in the Mosque. - To collect the list of the local young men. - To divide in a small group the young men in different area. - To give training Disaster Management Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups Result: To support the sundarbans communities such as rescue, relief support etc. through the Stakeholders Volunteer Groups in the period of disaster. To increase awareness the sundarbans stakeholders by the Disaster Management Committee that what to do in resistance the climate change and local people gets the news. So, they save themselves.

Disaster Management Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups:

Thematic AreaDISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION


Summary: Disaster warning signal is a most important technique to save life & livelihood and resources. The hard working people of the remote area don’t aware and conscious of the disaster warning signal. So there is an urgent need to know and to understand the warning signal time to time to resistance of climate change. The vulnerable communities don’t know the clear concept of the warning signal like how many danger of what type of signal for this reason they are faced unlimited suffering by the disaster. CCEC has established a Disaster Information Centre (DIC) at the Burigoalini, Shyamnagar, Satkhira to solve these problems and instantly to reach the disaster signal among the risky Sundarbans stakeholders. CCEC has already provided four cell phone and one mega phone among the local communities and Sundarbans stakeholders for to reach the disaster massages immediately. When CCEC to perceive sound the disaster massage by the internet, radio, television, newspaper etc they immediately delivered this massage among the climate vulnerable communities by the mobile phone. So the local communities to get the disaster warning signal

public places like market, whole seller centre etc. As a result increased awareness before the disaster time and they to take shelter at the cyclone shelter, to keep dry food, medicine and important documents, money to keep the safety place at the disaster period. Aims and objectives: To reduce destroyed by the natural disaster of Sundarbans stakeholders and local communities Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - To reach the disaster news immediately among the Sundarbans stakeholders and local communities - Create awareness on the disaster by the publication, video documentation etc

before the disaster as a result they can get enough time for well preparation to resistance the disaster specially the Sundarbans stakeholders who stay the Sundarbans this time they can get time for shelter the safety place or come back the locality. CCEC also published and produced posters, VIDEO documentation on the disaster for create mass awareness. CCEC has shown the documentation at the key

Disaster Information Centre:



Summary: CCEC implemented “Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarbans Stakeholders” project during February 2008 to September 2008 cooperation with WWF, Italy and financial supported by the AGIRE after the Catastrophic Cyclone SIDR 2007 at Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district. CCEC has executed to survey at 24 villages at 6 union under shyamnagar upazila and relief and rehabilitation supported for more affected 150 families under the project. Distributed the relief materials of SIDR affected Sundarbans poor Stakeholders at 24 April 2008 presented of Upazila Executive Officer, Shyamnagar upazila, Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF), Satkhira range, Major, Nildumur Batelion. Distributed 13 relief items like rice, molasses, pulse/dal, flatten rice, salt, fire box, saline, polithin for boat, hariken/lamp, cloth (lungi, Shari, Gamcha, Kombol for every families that is most important need after the cyclone affected vulnerable communities. CCEC also rehabilitation support beside the relief support for poor stakeholders. To alleviate this affected, again two natural disasters such as 17 November BIJLI and 25 April 2009 AILA hit the cyclone affected communities. Cyclone BIJLI can’t effect of the stakeholders but Cyclone and flood ALIA has jointed the locality with the river and ocean. ALIA destroyed the road, shelter, crop and everything of the coastal communities. Shyamnagar, Ashashuni, Koyra and Dacope were more affected by the AILA. CCEC could not huge support for the AILA affected stakeholders but CCEC has supported molasses, flatten rice, saline, drinking water among the 150 families of Sundarbans Bouali, Mouali,

Relief Support:



Jellay Multiple cooperative Society of its own fund and to sink a tube-well supported by the BADS. CCEC also continuing coordination and communication with national and international person and organization for support the ALIA affected vulnerable communities.

local carpenter in this reason the local carpenters skill have developed and the constructed shelters will be sustain the natural disaster. Every constructed shelter has been used two pull, bamboo fencing and roof for tin. Major obtaining of the homeless stakeholders were constructing home after the SIDR because it is impossible to build of their affected house at one time. CCEC constructed hoses are single shelter of Sundarbans poor hand to mouth communities. AGIRE financial supported these constructed closing Sundarbans cluster houses are named AGIRE village.

Summary: CCEC has supported shelter construction for 50 families among the SIDR affected 150 families under the Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarbans Stakeholders project and also supported fully affected two religious institutes like one mosque and one temple. CCEC Shelter Construction:



Disaster start and disaster finished but everything becomes destroy of coastal hard working poor communities. SIDR was one of the natural monster that was hit the coastal communities. Most of the Sundarbans coastal peoples depend on the Sundarbans resources. They were to live to collect fish, crab, shrimp, honey, wax, golpata from the Sundarbans. Cruel sudden bit of the SIDR affected and destroyed the houses, furniture, occupational materials and everything of the hardcore communities. Urgent need to rehabilitation of this affected stakeholders’ communities to support return for their own profession. CCEC feel this comprehension and supported occupational materials like Trifal (Big polithin for boat) among the selected 150 affected families and also supported one…………………………………………………...more affected 20 families from 150 affected families. CCEC provide BLC support these stakeholders for Sundarbans resources harvesting beside the occupational support.

Occupational materials support:

Summary: Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC) has construction and repair the embankment of the 5 no polder under shyamnagar upazila after the catastrophic cyclone SIDR 2007 supported by the WWF, Italy and AGIRE. Shrimp farm, crab farm/fattening farm, crops, household, road were flooded by the embankment adjacent of Jatindranagar sluice gate under the 5 no polder of Shyamnagar upazila has been broken and the local communities suffer the trouble. Public health, livestock, plantation and environment were serious affected by the entered the saline water. This time CCEC organized the affected peoples and supported serious risky 200 miter embankment repair by the local communities’ participation. To repair this embankment CCEC always coordination, discussion, taking instruction with Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Shyamnagar office. This embankment was constructed by the 65 person labor 5 days hard working superintendent of CCEC. S.O Shyamnagar Satkhira, BWDB always presented at the field and supervision and technical support in this work. In this reason Sundarbans vulnerable communities were saved their agriculture, fish farm, crab farm, public health is free from entered the saline water. CCEC also

Coastal Embankment repair/construction:


has continued awareness and consciousness activities for the protection of embankment among the Mangroves plantation/restoration of Mangroves Protection Society (MPS) formation.

Aims and objectives: To protect the life and livelihood and ecological balance through coastal embankment repair/construction


Sundarban Stakeholder Cooperative Society: Sundarban stakeholder cooperative society Sundarban Bouali Mouali Jalley Multiple Cooperative Society (SBMJMCS) has been formed for enhancing and promote the sustainable economic growth of the stakeholder families at Kalbari market in Shyamnagar. Showcase, chair, table, cot and other items were purchased for the society meeting and gathering purposes. All 150 stakeholder beneficiaries are the members of the society. Beneficiary members are saving money (Taka 10 per week) deposit share (Tk. 50/share) to their own bank account and passbooks for the members were printed. The money was used for enterprise business along with project funding. The idea to deposit money is to use the money with profit when the stakeholders face natural disasters such as cyclone, tidal surge and loose their net, boat, gear i.e. professional assets or shelters. A seven member executive committee is also formed for decision making. Under the umbrella of SBMJMCS, the Disaster Prevention Preparedness and Management Committee for the Sundarban Stakeholders (DPPMC-SS) have been established along with the 101 young volunteers who play a vital role and help disaster vulnerabilities in the project area.

Small and Medium Enterprise Development :



The SBMJMCS has donated Tk.10000 (ten thousand) from the enterprise profit to the DPPMC-SS committee for the SBMJMCS victims of embankmenterosion of Gabura village. Four cell phones has been allocated for the leaders of the Bouali, Mouali, Jalley (fishm harvester)) and Jalley (crab harvester) for communicating/receiving disaster warning signal messages. The project has selected another 150 stakeholders including 30 Bouali, 25 Mouali, 65 crab collectors and 30 fishermen in order to increase the number of direct beneficiaries (150 to 300) and sustainability of the cooperative society. Training programme for Sundarban stakeholders: 12 trainings were conducted for Sundarban stakeholders on i) Capacity Building and ii) Sustainable Harvesting by making them into six groups and two trainings for each group by inviting resource persons from Khulna University, Brackish Water Centre of Fisheries Research Institute (FRI), Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), and Upazilla Cooperative Society. Training modules for Bouali Enterprise, Mouali Enterprise, Jalley-crab Enterprise and Jalley-fish Enterprise were prepared and nutually implemented. Group work of the trainees and presentation made by the participants were the good feed back for sustainable harvesting planning.

Bouali (wood/thatch cutter) Enterprise:

Mouali ( honey extractor) Enterprise:

Five Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been created by involving key SBMJMCS stakeholders for long termlivelihood security of the project beneficiaries and the sustainability of the project with substantial amount of project funding. The SMEs are;


Thematic Area


Mouali enterprise is set with Burigoalini Visitor’s centre close to Burigoalini Forest Range Office for making benefit of the Mouali group members. With this enterprise, Mouali group members are purchasing honey from group members at fair price and selling to the Sundarban tourists thus making benefits. CCEC honey personnel help processing of the purchased honey and create opportunities for marketing honey for good business. A five member committee is formed for Mouali enterprise and maintaining a bank account for transactions of project funding, expenses and profit accounts through resolution. In the following moths we will explore the possibility to collaborate with Centro Orientamento Educativo (COE), an Italian NGO and DALIT, Bangladesh NGO to sell pure taste Sundarban honey thus strengthen capacity of the Mouali enterprise. April-May is the season for honey extraction from the

Bouali enterprise is established at Noabeki bazar (market) for making benefit of the Bouali (25) group members. With this enterprise, Bouali group members are running business of fuel wood and bamboo because golpata (thatch materials) and goran (tree) harvesting/business is ban in 2008-09 FY, due to cyclone Sidr. A five member committee is formed for Bouali enterprise and maintaining a bank account for transactions of project funding, expenses and profit accounts through resolution. The enterprise is gradually generating its cash capital through business and is expecting to do well in the 2009-10 FY since Forest Department is planning to issue BLC for golpata (Nypa fruticans).

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION

Thematic Area


DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION

Jalley (Crab) Enterprise

Jalley (Fish) Enterprise:

Jalley (crab) enterprise is set with Sundarban stakeholder cooperative society office at Kalbari market by involving crab collectors. With this enterprise, crab business sectors are purchasing and selling crabs by making crab sub sectors, such as crab collectors and crab fattening with assistance by the project. Crabs are purchased from the crab beneficiary group members and other shops of Kalbari and Harinagar markets. Crabs are sold to the Parulia, Shakhipur and Kaliganj markets using project transport. There is always a risk for price fall in the international market and chances to loose money instead of making profit as it is applicable for all business. Mortality rate of water crab (soft shell) within crab fattening farm influences business and is a factor for making profit. A five member committee is formed for Jalley (Crab) enterprise and maintaining a bank account for transactions of project funding, expenses and profit accounts through resolution. Allocated funding for crab culture and crab depot was transferred to Sundarban Handicraft enterprise with prior permission of AGIRE. January and February months are the breeding season for Sundarban crab and harvesting is ban during the season by the Forest Department. There is growing concern from the crab collectors and an appeal from the society to find a way out for alternative livelihood security.

Jalley (fish) enterprise is established near Harinagar market by making a partnership with a local fish trader by capital investment with 25% share basis by making an agreement. It was impossible to invest such a huge capital for fish drying house (locally called Khoti) and set enterprise by the fishermen group. Fish mostly shrimp are purchased from the fishermen group members and other fishermen by using group savings and project funding at a fair price and appropriate weigh. Usually fishermen have to weigh 1200 grams instead of 1000 grams while selling to the money lenders (Mohajan). m Jalley (fish) cooperative enterprise. Shrimp is dried under smoking/ fire house (inside Khoti) put in packages and exported to Chittagong market for high price. A five member committee is formed for Jalley (fish) enterprise and maintaining a bank account for transactions of project funding, expenses and profit accounts through resolution. Fall in shrimp price in chittagong market caused a lost of business in recent October cycle Traditional exploitation of Mohajan is always a barrier for the poor fishermen and community based entrepreneurship or enterprise development and ensuring selling fish/shrimp to khoti beneficial for the


Sundarban Handicraft:

aDISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), RELIEF and REHABILITATION


Sundarban Handicraft enterprise is set at Gopalpur village of Syamnagar by involving scheduled caste Hindu people locally called Muchi or Rishi, the disadvantaged community. Sundarban Handicraft items such as school bag, tourist bag, hand fan, mobile cover, wall mat with Sundarban wildlife (tiger, deer, and lizard) logo are being prepared by the women of Gopalpur village in order to raise incomes by selling the souvenir products and promote the Sundarban culture and heritage among tourists. As part of Gopalpur cottage industry

development, men are preparing Kula (winnowing platter or tray), Chalan (sieve) Chak (sewing frame) from bamboo and women are sewing different souvenir items particularly wall mat by their own hand. An experienced painter was employed for Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarban stakeholders (RSASS) Sundarban Handicraft development. A sewing-machine, a showcase, chair, table has been purchased besides the construction of a small house for running sewing activities together. By now 25 women members are engaged in different phases from 20 families out of 81 families in Gopalpur village. Day by day, Gopalpur dwellers are being motivated to become nature conservationists through Sundarban Handicraft activities. Involvement of Munda tribal women within Sundarban Handicraft are in the process. Also crocodile, turtle, deer and tiger portraits are made by honey wax for selling to Sundarban tourists in cooperation with PROCHESTA, a small artist shop in Khulna city. Handicraft items are placed to Burigoalini Visitor’s Centre and CCEC Khulna Office for sell. A six member executive committee is formed for Sundarban handicraft


Thematic Are

Advocacy and Campaign for Child Rights among the Sundarbans Communities

Thematic AreaCHILD RIGHTS


Establish Child Rights Through SME



Innovation Activities for Child mental recreation and Skill Development



Enhancement of health awareness among children and guardians.



Summary: Establishment of Sundarbans Bowali (wood/thatch cutter), Mowali (honey extractor) and Jelly (fish/crab collector) Stakeholders rights and create opportunities & facilities through FD counseling are different activities of the Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC). Climate vulnerable, oppressed, helpless this Sundarbans stakeholder harvested Sundarbans resources challenge their life and fight to tiger, shark, rover, natural disaster for carried out their livelihood and increased the Governmental revenue. Whereas these hardcore vulnerable stakeholders do not aware to FD BLC, pass permit collection then some of dishonest forest officer and middleman harassment of their FD pass permit, BLC collection and other communication with forest department. Forest Department dose not support any facilities for this poor stakeholders who earn thousand and thousand Government revenue to avoiding all problems and negative environment. No Governmental support for their premature death and incapable of resource harvesting. When the stakeholders collected the resources then no security, no cyclone shelter, no drinking water, no food providing system in the remote forest areas. Urgent need to counseling among FD and stakeholders for avoiding these lacks of rules, corruption and ration support for their premature death, injured, affected and strong their security system, construction of more cyclone shelter, supply drinking water, health care and enlarge other facilities.

CCEC assist a vital role to establish a good relation between FD and Sundarbans Stakeholders among conducting FD counseling. CCEC also support the stakeholders for their illegal case among MoU with Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA). Beside these activities CCEC raise awareness and sustainable harvesting campaign by varies publication such as poster, leaflet, and flipchart into the Sundarbans stakeholders in the forest range and station offices. Aims and objectives: To increase Sundarbans stakeholders rights Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - Meeting with Sundarbans Stakeholders and Forest Department (FD) - Coordination and communication with Forest Department (FD) for supporting Stakeholders - Developed of a list of illegal corrupted stakeholders and legal aid support the oppressed vulnerable groups.

Sundarbans Stakeholders Rights through FD Counseling Legal Aid Support

Thematic AreaHUMAN RIGHTS


CCEC is working to change the disregarded attitude and establish their social rights among the meeting, dialog, advocacy and awareness raising activities with the different GO and NGOs, different communities. CCEC is also involving the women munda communities. As a result of these activities to be developed their socio-economic to be establishing their dignity and to be reduce their disregarded in the society. Aims and Objective: To establish the basic rights and to reduce the disregarded in the society of tribal munda communities. Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. Activities: - Conducted meetings, dialog, advocacy, campaign - Attempt the different socio-economic development activities of munda communities

working their socio-economic development through skill development training, attempt to establish the different small and cottage industry and establish Sundarbans handicraft, rearing livestock, duck and hen, vegetable and fruit gardening in their yard, mangroves forestations Establishment human rights for tribal

munda communities

Thematic AreaHUMAN RIGHTS


Summary: Munda is a tribal community. They are disregarded, oppressed, poor and helpless in the society. The munda communities were come from urisha, moddoprodesh, rachi in India to Bangladesh for cutting forest in the British period. In this period the munda communities lives in the Sundarbans coast and depended their livelihood on the Sundarbans resources. At first the munda communities came in the Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district and after some time they extent tala upazila under Satkhira district and koyra upazila under Khulna district.

When the CCEC was established then the organization has been working in the Sundarbans and Sundarbans Stakeholders. Whereas the munda communities were also depended on the Sundarbans for this reason the munda communities were selected CCEC beneficiaries.

CCEC conducted awareness campaign, advocacy for establishment human rights and eradicate the discrimination in the society for munda communities. The munda communities were deprived of education, health care, vulnerable Group Fund (VGF) card, allowance of ages, social cultural programme, married ceremony, religious facilities in the society and other communities look at the munda communities as neglected, disregarded, hated their views.

Summary: CCEC already implemented three research projects such as. i. Salinity Impact Research on the cobbler Community and Livelihood support for socio-economic Developmet. ii. Shaplapata as an alternative to monitor lizard for Sundarban crab bait. iii. Unsustainable harvesting of the Gangetic Mudle and impact on the Nature

Thematic AreaRESEARCH


Financial Information


CCEC is to audit its accounts every FY 1st July to 30th CCEC involved external auditor farm.

Audited Income and Expenditure scan sheet for the Year ended June 30, 2010

Documents

CCEC Progress Report 2010 English Final · Sunderban Netherlands Committee for IUCN October 2000- April 2001 Establish Stakeholders right towards Sundarban Sustainability” KEIDANREN