Projects
During its sixteen-year lifespan, CNRS has worked on many projects with the support of donor,governmental and non-governmental agencies. The list below shows our current ongoing projects. Click here for a list of our previously implemented projects. Click on the name of each project for a summary.
Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) follow-up |
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| Donor | USAID, IPAC,
BCAS, Caritas |
| Period | 2008 - 2010 |
| Location | Sherpur,
Gazipur and Moulvibazar |
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Goals and Objectives |
To support CBOs and networks and build linkages to service providers initially created under the MACH project |
| Brief description |
The MACH project aimed to promote environmentally sound management of wetland resources (fish, aquatic vegetation, other wetland products and water) for the sustainable supply of food to the poor people of Bangladesh. This is a follow-up project to monitor the interventions and processes set by the MACH project and to provide support to the community bodies’ set-up as part of the project |
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Process monitoring of the Social Investment Program Project (SIPP) |
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| Donor | World Bank,
SDF |
| Period | 2008 - 2010 |
| Location | Upazilas
under Jamalpur and Gaibandha districts |
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Goals and Objectives |
To verify and report on the activities implemented under the SIPP |
| Brief description |
SIPP implemented a social awareness program which uses various monitoring tools (Report Card, Wealth Ranking, observation, FGD and Case Studies) to assess and prioritize candidates for financial and resource assistance. This project aims to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and suggest improvements. |
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Livelihood Recovery project |
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| Donor | ECHO, Action
Aid Bangladesh |
| Period | 2008 -2009 |
| Location | Tahirpur,
Dharmapasha |
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Goals and Objectives |
Livelihood recovery support to victims of the 2007 flood |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Environmental Governance project |
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| Donor | CIDA, MU,
NSU, IGS-BRAC |
| Period | 2008 - 2013 |
| Location | Hakaluki
haor in Moulvibazar and Fatki River in Magura |
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Goals and Objectives |
The creation of an environmental governance network, greening microcredit among the wetland users, Masters (NSU) and certificate course (BRAC-IGS) on environmental governance |
| Brief description |
As above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Sanitation, Hygiene, Education, Water supply in Bangladesh (SHEWAB) |
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| Donor | UNICEF, DPHE
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| Period | 2007 - 2009 |
| Location | Dharpasha
and Doarabazar, Sunamgonj district |
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Goals and Objectives |
Water and sanitation related planning, support and awareness building among the whole villagers of two upazilas |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) |
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| Donor | UNICEF, DPHE
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| Period | 2007 - 2009 |
| Location | Doarabazar,
Sunamgonj district |
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Goals and Objectives |
Deployment of Arsenic Removal Technology and safe water supply for the communities |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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SHARIQUE – Local Governance project |
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| Donor | SDC, CARE |
| Period | 2006 - 2009 |
| Location | Jamalganj,
Sunamganj, Tahirpur |
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Goals and Objectives |
Building capacity of UPs, CBOs and communities for mutual accountability and transparency at UP level |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Flood Risk Reduction Activities of Sunamganj (FRRAS) |
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| Donor | SDC, CARE-BD
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| Period | 2005 - 2009 |
| Location | Tahirpur,
Derai, Sulla, Dharmapasha, Sunamganj Sadar |
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Goals and Objectives |
Planning and constructing submergible dykes with the local communities and UPs |
| Brief description |
The upazilas in the target area are highly vulnerable to flash floods, which tend to cause severe damage to agricultural crops. The project aimed to protect agricultural crops from flash flood by providing technical and financial assistance available to the affected communities to undertake structural (e.g. building submersible embankments/re-excavation of canal/rivers) and non-structural (e.g. planting Hijol and Koroch saplings) measures. It also developed and implemented community-based systems and mechanisms involving communities and Union Parishad to ensure regular maintenance and durability of submersible embankments and tree plantation activities. |
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| Reports | Link |
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SHOUHARDO program |
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| Donor | USAID, CARE
Bangladesh |
| Period | 2005 - 2010 |
| Location | Jamalganj,
Sunamganj Sadar, Chattak, Tahirpur |
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Goals and Objectives |
Helping ultra poor to come out of the poverty circle through asset transfer, training, health, capacity and linkage development |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Coastal & Wetland Biodiversity Management (CWBMP) |
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| Donor | GEF-UNDP |
| Period | April 2005 -
March 2006 |
| Location | Hakalukihaor,
one of the largest and most important freshwater wetlands of the
country. |
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Goals and Objectives |
To establish and demonstrate an innovative system for management of Ecologically Critical Areas (ECAs) in Bangladesh. |
| Brief description |
The project is being implemented by the Department of Environment (DoE),Ministry of Environment & Forest in cooperation with five NGOs. The project supports DoE’s efforts to operationalize the ECA concept at two main sites: Cox’s Bazaar (which includes three ECAs)within the biodiversity-rich coastal zone and Hakaluki haor at one of the largest inland freshwater wetlands. |
| Outputs |
- Mobilization of communities towards ECA management - Community-led Participatory Action Plan Development (PAPD), for formation of Village Conservation Groups (VCGs) - Capacity building for the local institutions - Development of community led urgent conservation measuresthroughconsultation process |
| Reports | Link |
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Livelihood, Empowerment and Agro-forestry (LEAF) |
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| Donor | SDC,
Inter-Cooperation |
| Period | 2004 - 2009 |
| Location | Jamalganj,
Sunamganj Sadar |
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Goals and Objectives |
Community empowerment through mobilization, training and accompaniment support, market linkage development |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Haor Unnoyon Nagorik Oykka (HUNO) |
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| Donor | SDC,
ActionAid Bangladesh |
| Period | 2002 - 2009 |
| Location | Establish
Rights of Poor and Marginalized people, asset development, improve
access to social services, especially basic education |
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Goals and Objectives |
The overall goal of the project is to establish and demonstrate an innovative system for management of ECAs in Bangladesh |
| Brief description |
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| Reports | Link |
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Sea Turtle Conservation and Community Environmental Awareness |
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| Donor | Shell Bangladesh Exploration and Development BV (SBED) and its JV partners Cairn Energy PLC and Halliburton Inc. |
| Period | 2001 - 2009 |
| Location | 4 Upazilas under 3 Districts |
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Goals and Objectives |
To promote sustainable management of wetland ecosystems under multiple use regimes in Bangladesh. |
| Brief description |
CNRS is working for sea turtle conservation in St. Martin’s islands, Shaparir dwip, Inanai, Moheshkhali and Kutubdia of Cox’s Bazar district. |
| Outputs | - Sea
turtle resource assessment - Turtle conservation through in-situ and ex-situ activities - Awareness-raising of sea turtle conservation and biology - Nesting site survey and mapping - Production of information pack on sea turtles in the form of reports, posters and booklets for wider dissemination among the stakeholders. |
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Livelihood Right of Fishers |
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| Donor | Action Aid
Bangladesh |
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| Location | Matlab
Uttar, Chadpur District |
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Goals and Objectives |
Mobilizing and supporting fishers to cope with the government ban on jatka fishing |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Jatka Fishers Income Generation Program |
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| Donor | DoF, MACH,
USAID |
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| Location | Matlab
Uttar, Chadpur District |
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Goals and Objectives |
Supporting jatka fishers to diversify their income options, training and micro-credit |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Adaptive Learning Network for the wetland-based CBOs |
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| Donor | DFID/
Research into Use Project (RiUP) |
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| Location | Kulaura,
Baralekha, Jamalganj, Kalihati, Magura, Narail and Pakundia |
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Goals and Objectives |
Supporting CBOs to form a greater alliance through networking with other CBOs in the country, training and linkage development |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Community Based Management of Tanguar Haor Program |
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| Donor | SDC, IUCN |
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| Location | Tahirpur,
Sunamgonj |
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Goals and Objectives |
Awareness, ecological & social assessment, local institution at the village and UP levels, resource mapping, access by the poor fishers |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Building Adaptive Capacity to address climate change risks |
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| Donor | Oxfam, Hong
Kong |
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| Location | Tahirpur,
Sunamgonj District |
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Goals and Objectives |
Adaptive cropping trial to save farmers’ rice crops from flashfloods, health and education support to poor communities |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Local Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (LDRRF) |
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| Donor | CDMP, UNDP,
MoFDM |
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| Location | Tahirpur
upazila of Sunamgonj district |
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Goals and Objectives |
Community Risk Assessment (CRA) and Revised Resettlement Action Plan (RRAP), piloting disaster risk reduction interventions at local/UP level |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Community Based Fisheries Management 2 (CBFM2) follow-up |
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| Donor | DoF |
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| Location | Jamalgonj,
Baralekha, Pakundia, Kalihati, Magura and Narail |
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Goals and Objectives |
Support to CBFM2 project organized CBOs in sustainable pro-poor fisheries/wetlands management and linkage development |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Development of Advocacy Strategy for Disaster Management in Bangladesh |
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| Donor | Concern
Worldwide |
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| Location | Haor areas,
main river chars and coastal areas |
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Goals and Objectives |
Develop a disaster Advocacy Strategy based on review of literatures and selected primary field data |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Support to Restoration of Fisheries Activities in two Cyclone Sidr Affected Districts |
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| Donor | FAO, UNDP |
| Period | 2008 |
| Location | Coastal area
of Patuakhlai and Barguna districts. |
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Goals and Objectives |
Livelihood recovery of poor fishers |
| Brief description |
The selection, orientation and mobilization of cyclone affected fishers and the ensuing formation of 341 fishers' groups (each with 5-6 members). Each group was supplied Hilsha nets to recover their livelihoods. |
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| Reports | Link |
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Cyclone Affected Aquaculture RehabilitationProject (CAARP): Environmental Management of Coastal Aquaculture training |
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| Donor | USAID,
WorldFish Centre |
| Period | 2008 |
| Location | Coastal
districts of Bangladesh |
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Goals and Objectives |
To fully train NGO staff on environmental management of coastal aquaculture |
| Brief description |
Designed, planned and conducted training on the environmental management of coastal aquaculture for 11 PNGO staff of CAARP project |
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| Reports | Link |
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Support to develop National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plans |
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| Donor | MoEF, DoE,
DFID |
| Period | 2007 - 2008 |
| Location | N/A |
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Goals and Objectives |
The development of National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plans |
| Brief description |
Support to MoEF, and Climate Change Cell to develop National Strategyand Actions Plans on climate change adaptation through holding workshops at national and international level |
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| Reports | Link |
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Adaptive farming in Haor area to reduce climate change impacts |
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| Donor | UNDP, DoE,
DFID |
| Period | 2007 - 2008 |
| Location | Jamalgonj
upazila, Sunamgonj |
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Goals and Objectives |
To demonstrate adaptive farming practices to farmers |
| Brief description |
Working with the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) to show farmers that short duration rice varieties and alternative crops were able to avoid the risks posed by flashfloods in the haor area. |
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| Reports | Link |
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Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH) |
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| Donor | USAID |
| Period | Oct 1998 – Sept 2006 |
| Location | Hail haor in Sreemongal, Turag-Bangshi floodplain in Kaliakoir and Kangshaw-Malijhi floodplain in Sherpur. |
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Goals and Objectives |
To promote environmentally sound management of wetland resources (fish, aquatic vegetation, other wetland products and water) for the sustainable supply of food to the poor of Bangladesh. |
| Brief Description |
The project is being implemented by three local NGOs and includes awareness building of micro-credit and development of resource-based community organizations. CNRS plans, designs and implements all resource management interventions with the communities, including environmental awareness building activities. The MACH ‘community’ includes all of those people dependent either economically or nutritionally on the floodplain and its products. |
| Outputs | - Natural
resource management - Project impact monitoring - Organization of the wetland and watershed communities in to resource management groups - Consensus building among the users and stakeholders towards conservation, protection and sustainable management of natural resources - Internal program monitoring of biological and social impacts. |
| Reports | Link |
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Community Risk Assessment (CRA) |
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| Donor | UNDP, CDMP,
DMB |
| Period | 2006 - 2007 |
| Location | Two upazilas
of Sunamgonj |
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Goals and Objectives |
Developed participatory risk assessment profile with the direct involvement of the local people. |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Process Monitoring of Social Investment Program Project (SIPP) |
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| Donor | SDF, World
Bank |
| Period | 2004 - 2007 |
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Goals and Objectives |
Process monitoring for infrastructural and social awarenessprogramactivities using various monitoring tools (Report Card, Wealth Ranking, observation, FGD, Case Studies) |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Empowerment Coastal Fishing Communities (ECFC) |
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| Donor | FAO, UNDP |
| Period | 2003 - 2004 |
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Goals and Objectives |
To mobilize coastal fisher communities’ awareness, conservation and enhancement of coastal resources and organize coastal communities for sustainable fisheries management |
| Brief description |
As above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Natural Resource System Programme (NRSP): Better options for Integrated Floodplain Management (IFM) |
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| Donor |
DFID |
| Period | May 2003 - Sept 2005 |
| Location | Charan floodplain of Kalihati Upazila in Tangail district and Goakhola floodplain in Narail district. |
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Goals and Objectives |
To maximize joint benefits from fish and crops through adoption of an improved IFM strategy. |
| Brief description | CNRS aims to promote the Integrated Floodplain Management (IFM) options among the wider floodplain stakeholders. This is being achieved byadaptive testing of IFM options: Cropping Pattern Management, Effort Control, Sluice Gate Management and Land Retirement. Afterwards, the project impacts are assessed and disseminated to wider audiences at various hierarchies including the policy stakeholders, intermediaries and practitioners through media channels. |
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| Reports | Link |
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Community Based Fisheries Management Phase-2 (CBFM-2) |
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| Donor |
DFID, WorldFish center, DoF |
| Period | Sept 2001 - Aug 2006 |
| Location | Hakaluki Haor under Moulvi Bazar district, Halir Haor under Sunamganj district, Pakundia under Kishoreganj district, Kalihati under Tangail district, Shalikha and Magura (S) under Magura district, Narail (S) under Narail district. |
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Goals and Objectives |
To improve the livelihoods of poor people dependent on aquatic resources by developing, testing and assessing arrangements of user-based (community and group-based) fisheries' management across the diversity of inland fisheries in Bangladesh. |
| Brief description | The project
covers a total of 115 water bodies that include 38 rivers, 14
closedbeels, 28 open beels, 27 flood plains and 8 small beels to
implement the following three CBFM approaches:
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| Outputs |
- Desiltation of degraded water bodies to
facilitate fish migration |
| Reports | Link |
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Environment Management Program (SEMP-2.2.1/A) |
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| Donor | UNDP |
| Period | Oct 1998 - Dec 2005 |
| Location | Sunamgonj (Pangner haor and Sanuar haor) and Moulvibazar (Hakaluki Haor) districts |
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Goals and Objectives |
To develop Policy and InstitutionsforParticipatory Eco-System Management; Community-based Environmental Sanitation; Advocacy & Awareness and Training & Education. |
| Brief description |
SEMP supports the capacity of the community in the sustainable management of environmental resources. It also strengthens the capacity of the public sector to develop new policy development frameworks in support of enhanced community participation, protection of the environment and sustainable management of the country’s environment & natural resources. SEMP targets resource user communities and stakeholders, particularly women, in eco-specific intervention areas. A community-based haor resources management component is being implemented by IUCN-Bangladesh in association with CNRS. The project includes natural resource management and awareness building activities with the participation of haor resource users and stakeholders at local levels. |
| Outputs | -
Differentawareness materials for the local communities and secondary
stakeholders - Socio-economic baseline survey reports - Maps on haor resource usage pattern in the project sites - Case studies - Project-site profile development |
| Reports | Link |
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Conservation planning of Pallas's Fish Eagle |
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| Donor | Oriental
Bird Club, UK |
| Period | 2003 - 2004 |
| Location | Sunamgonj
District |
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Goals and Objectives |
To plan and build nesting towers for the conservation of the Pallas's Fish Eagle |
| Brief description |
Mapping of eagle nests, threat analysis, peoples' perception onconservation of fish eagle and awareness building to protect the birds. |
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| Reports | Link |
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Community Based Wetland Management (CBWM) |
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| Donor | Ford Foundation, USA |
| Period | Jan 1998 - Dec 2002 |
| Location | Tangail, Kishoregonj, Brahmanbaria and Sunamgonj. |
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Goals and Objectives |
To develop a workable model for conservation and management of floodplain wetland resources through ecological processes, which the local communities can largely manage by themselves. |
| Brief description |
The CBWM Programme emphasizes four major
components:
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| Outputs |
- Baseline socioeconomic and biophysical
characterization of the project sites, which includes social,
ecological and biological attributes |
| Reports | Link |
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PAPD on Fish Pass and Fish Friendly Structures management |
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| Donor | Fourth
Fisheries Project and IUCN-Bangladesh |
| Period | 2002 |
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Goals and Objectives |
To suggest social and institutional arrangements for better operationand maintenance of fish passes/fish friendly structures. |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Opinion Survey: Fish Pass and Fish Friendly Structures |
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| Donor | Fourth
Fisheries Project and DoF |
| Period | 2002 |
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Goals and Objectives |
Community opinion survey for the construction of Fish Pass and Fish Friendly Structures under the Fourth Fisheries Project in selected sites |
| Brief description |
As Above |
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| Reports | Link |
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| Learning and communication materials on Consensus Building for Management of Common Property Resources (CPRs) | |
| Donor | DFID |
| Period | Feb 2000 - Mar 2001 |
| Location | Tangail and Narail districts. |
| Goals and Objectives |
To develop participatory learning and communication materials on consensus building among multiple stakeholders in managing wetland CPRs. |
| Brief description |
Develop participatory learning and communication materials on consensus building among multiple stakeholders in managing wetlands CPRs. The materials are based on previous projects supported by DFID and other donors in Bangladesh. |
| Outputs |
A resource pack on participatory consensus building with illustration and simple texts for the use of the Government & NGO staff involved at the grass roots development activities relevant to wetland resources. The resource pack is prepared both in English and Bengali. |
| Reports | Link |
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Environmental Impact Monitoring of Rural Road Development |
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| Donor | CARE-Bangladesh |
| Period | Nov 1996 - Oct 1999 |
| Location | 12 Upazilas under 7 districts |
| Goals and Objectives |
To collect qualitative and quantitative data for the development of information on selected environmental components that are likely to be affected by IFFD schemes. |
| Brief description |
The project activities were designed to provide inputs for policy options and modification of schemes to make future IFFD projects environmentally more sound and sustainable. A database onselected environmental parameters for future use by IFFD and other interested parties was also created. |
| Outputs | - Selection
of road alignments - Selection of project impact area and monitoring sites - Baseline and post-intervention monitoring of variables related to capture fisheries, agricultural resources and settlement assets. - Site profile development of social, economic and environmental factors to monitor the environmental impact for rural road development - Environmental impact report on fisheries and agriculture. |
| Reports | Link |
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Fishermen Community Survey |
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| Donor | Shell
Bangladesh |
| Period | 2001 |
| Location | 22 coastal
upazilas of Feni, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar districts |
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Goals and Objectives |
To identify, name, locate and map all the fisher villages in thetargetarea and to document the availability of fish species, use of equipment/crafts, sources of capital, marketing systems and threats to fishers. |
| Brief description |
As above |
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| Reports | Link |
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Community Consensus on Sustainable Wetland Resources Management |
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| Donor | IUCN Netherlands |
| Period | Sept 2001 - June 2002 |
| Location | Hakaluki Haor, Barlekha, Kulaura, Juri, Fenchuganj, Golapganj and Biani Bazar under Moulvi Bazar and Sylhet districts. |
| Goals and Objectives |
To promote sustainable management of wetland ecosystems under multiple use regimes in Bangladesh. |
| Brief description |
The broad objective of the project was to understand the wetland ecosystem, local communities, stakeholders and conceptualize problem management issues. |
| Outputs | A comprehensive profile on the biological and socioeconomic characterization of the Hakaluki Haor wetland, based on biological and socioeconomic surveys. The profile includes all relevant natural resource databases, resource harvesting and management systems. |
| Reports | Link |
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Marine Resource and Hilsa Spawning Impact Assessment |
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| Donor | The Royal Netherlands Embassy |
| Period | April 2000 - Dec 2000 |
| Location | Coastal area, Nijhum dwip, Noakhali |
| Goals and Objectives |
To determine the contributions and extent of marine Hilsha spawning in the area and to estimate the depletion of marine resource |
| Brief description |
CNRS has assessed the degree of dependency of the local community on the Hilsha fishery and likely impact on their livelihoods due to the proposed interventions. |
| Outputs |
A socio-economic site profile and comprehensive report on hilsha fisheries of the area for the use of the concerned department and agencies including (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) ICZM officials. |
| Reports | Link |
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Conservation of Wetlands and Biodiversity through Generation of Environmental Awareness |
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| Donor | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Period | Mar 1999 - Aug 2000 |
| Location | 8 Upazilas under 6 districts |
| Goals and Objectives |
To restore the swamp forest in haor areas. The main objective of the project to demonstrate the process of swamp forest restoration in haor area of Bangladesh |
| Brief description |
Generation of environmental awareness among the resource users, school children and other stakeholders in the floodplain and coastal wetlands, the demonstration of sea turtle conservation in situ and ex situ in the coastal areas and the development of awareness materials. |
| Outputs |
- In-situ and ex-situ sea turtle conservation |
| Reports | Link |
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Participatory Biodiversity Conservation Planning in the South-central Coastal Area of Bangladesh |
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| Donor | Local Environmental Funds (LEF) and Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dhaka |
| Period | Nov 1999- Oct 2000 |
| Location | Noakhali upazila under Noakhali district |
| Goals and Objectives | To set a
long-term biodiversity conservation plan of actions. |
| Brief description | The project had the objectives to monitor ecological, biological and socioeconomic conditions. A database was made on the coastal biodiversity; understanding existing resource utilization pattern and problems and constraints of production systems, publica wareness and long-term project development for coastal biodiversity conservation. |
| Outputs |
A coastal site profile incorporating all biological and ecological attributes as well as socioeconomic activities of the coastal communities in the project site. |
| Reports | Link |
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Land Water Interface (LWI) |
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| Donor | DFID |
| Period | March 1998 - Aug 1999 |
| Location | Kalihati and Upazilas under Tangail and Rajshahi Districts |
| Goals and Objectives |
To develop an inventory on water resources to improve the understanding of the beels as well as the types and availability of other water resources |
| Brief description |
The project also included activities that allowed the communities to conceptualize the social and economic factors that influence their resource use |
| Outputs | - Household
fish consumption monitoring - Problem census - Participatory floodplain management planning along with various stakeholders groups - Fishing and fish consumption profiles. |
| Reports | Link |
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Seasonal Surveys on socioeconomic, livelihood and flood vulnerability |
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| Donor | CARE-Bangladesh |
| Period | Oct 1998- Sept 1999 |
| Location | Two upazilas under two districts |
| Goals and Objectives |
To conduct socio-economic and flood vulnerability surveys in two flood-prone areas for the Food Proofing Project. |
| Brief description | As above |
| Outputs |
Baseline and seasonal profiles based on the survey findings that incorporate all the relevant data regarding the issues of socioeconomic and flood vulnerability of char lands of project sites. |
| Reports | Link |
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Baseline Socio-economic and flood vulnerability Survey |
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| Donor | CARE-Bangladesh |
| Period | Feb 1997- Nov 1998 |
| Location | Char lands in Kurigram and haor of Netrokona district |
| Goals and Objectives |
To conduct baseline socio-economic and flood vulnerability survey in two selected flood-prone areas of Bangladesh. |
| Brief description | Conducted baseline socio-economic and flood vulnerability survey in two selected flood-prone areas of the country |
| Outputs |
- Baseline socioeconomic profile of the
project sites |
| Reports | Link |
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Resource Inventory |
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| Donor | CIDA |
| Period | 1996 - 1997
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| Location | Magura and
Mirjapur |
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Goals and Objectives |
To compile an inventory of resources given out as part of the ADI project |
| Brief description |
Conducted a "Resource Inventory" in the project villages (ADI) working area |
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Community-based Fisheries Management and Habitat Restoration |
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| Donor | Ford Foundation, USA |
| Period | July 1994 - Dec 1997 |
| Location | 4 upazilas under 4 districts |
| Goals and Objectives | To develop alternative methods for increasing floodplain fisheries production. |
| Brief description |
As Above |
| Outputs |
- A concept of environmentally sustainable
aquatic resource management with the active participation of local
communities. |
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Environmental Monitoring Design |
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| Donor | CARE- Bangladesh |
| Period | May 1996 - June 1996 |
| Location | Dhaka |
| Goals and Objectives |
To develop an environmental monitoring system for the Integrated Food for Development (IFFD) Program run by CARE-Bangladesh |
| Brief description | An environmental impact monitoring process was developed to assess the environmental impact of rural roads, constructed by CARE Bangladesh, on nearby natural resource reservoirs such as beels, haors and rivers. |
| Outputs |
- An environmental monitoring process,
including monitoring forms for impact monitoring study of the rural
road improvement schemes |
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Fish Biodiversity Study |
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| Donor | Biodiversity
Support Program (BSP), USA |
| Period | 1993 - 1994
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| Location | Jamuna
River Floodplain under Tangail District |
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Goals and Objectives |
To understand the ichthyodiversity and fishing arrangements in two selected wetlands in the Jamuna River Floodplain under Tangail District |
| Brief description |
Conducted a year-long study on the ichthyodiversity and fishing arrangements in the two selected wetlands |
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CNRS is registered with NGO Affairs Bureau of People’s Republic of Bangladesh vide No. 841 dated 6 July 1994 (under the Foreign Donations Regulation Ordinance 1978) and also registered with the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 (No. S-2463 (56)/2000) dated on 13 September 2000. |
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