Nature-based Solutions Bangladesh

"Communities within Bangladesh have been working with nature for many years to adapt to climatic impacts and there is a rich body of knowledge on how to implement Nature-based Solutions."



Welcome to all our Bangladesh case studies please either use the map above or click below to view more details about the case study

 

Floating gardens

What is floating agriculture?

About 50% of Bangladesh is categorized as wetlands, mostly rivers and floodplains. Floating agriculture is a traditional agricultural practice of Bangladesh, which uses plant materials to make floating rafts in waterlogged areas to raise seedlings and grow vegetables in [...] Read more

 

Coastal afforestation

What is the solution?

The coastal afforestation activities started in Bangladesh back in 1965. By 2013, Bangladesh Forest Department established plantation in 209,140 hectares of coastal area of which more than 93% was with mangrove species (DoE, 2015). The Forestry Sector Master Plan [...] Read more

 

Forest protected area co-management

What is the solution?

In Bangladesh, Protected Areas (PAs) include sanctuaries, national parks, community conservation areas, safari parks, eco-parks, botanical gardens, special biodiversity conservation area, and traditional heritage and kunjaban declared under the Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) Order, 1973. This law has recently been [...] Read more

 

NbS in refugee crisis

What are the impacts of refugee crisis on the natural ecosystems of Bangladesh?

Since 25 August 2017, Bangladesh has been providing shelter to Rohingyas, the Muslim minority of Myanmar, who escaped the genocide in their homeland. As of April 2020, about 860,000 Rohingya [...] Read more

 

Swamp Forest Restoration

What is the solution?

Haor region is located in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. Haors are backwater swamps or bowl-shaped depressions between the natural levees of rivers made up of numerous beels or permanent water bodies. In winter, only these beels have water, [...] Read more