Progress Report_2010

Program Participation: CCEC: At a Glance • Most Vulnerable Poor Coastal Communities. • Ultra Poor, poor and marginal occupational groups like marginal Sundarbans Stakeholders. • Children at high risk job and vulnerable Vision: situation. Protection and sustainable management of • Children getting no quality education. coastal ecosystems in • Poor Cobbler Communities • Indigenous people like Munda Mission: Environmental sustainability of Sundarbans Governance Structure: coastal ecosystems and poverty reduction of the General Board of 117 members is the supreme climate vulnerable communities through grass- body of the organization that elects members for roots participation. the Executive Committee. CCEC is executed by an Executive Committee of 9 members which is Objectives: elected in every five years interval. The EC Environmental awareness approves annual plans and budgets monitor the Biodiversity conservation activity progress and financial updates Community Based adaptation to coastal according to the Human Resources and ecosystem with priority to Sundarbans Financial Policy of CCEC. Development mangrove ecosystem programs of the organization are supervised by Poverty reduction of Sundarbans stakeholders a Core Management Team which is chaired by Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery the Executive Director as the Chief Executive of Eco-tourism development the organization. Health, Education and Human/Child Rights

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Program Management: Executive Committee: CCEC has a Core Management Team comprised of coordinator and manager headed by the Executive 1. Md. Major (Rtd) B.M Asaduzzman P- Eng. Chairman Director which is authorised by the Executive 2. Mr. Alok Kumar Das Vice Chairman Committee to manage the whole organization. 3. Md. Mowdudur Rahman Secretary Besides, heads generally supervise the regular 4. Mr. Kobindra Nath Mondal Assistant- Secretary activities. CCEC manage all its activities according 5. Mrs. Ferdousi Hossain Treasurer to the Constitution, Human Resource Policy, 6. Dr. Bhanu Kumar Dutta Member Finalcial Manual, Operational Policy, General 7. Mr. Malin Basu Member Policy and other adhoc policies/rules and 8. Mr. Iqubal Hossain Biswas Member regulations as per requirements. 9. Mrs. Moushumi Nahar Member Monitoring System: Staff: The monitoring Cell of CCEC under the direct Full time Staff: 27, Male: 21, Female: 06, supervisor of the Executive Director exercises an Technology: 05 effective and update M & E system to monitor its Part time/Volunteer: 27 program activities. The monitoring process follows the indicators set in the Log frame of its Annual Registration and Membership: plan (LTDP). Besides it has monitoring templates The CCEC is registered by the Foreign Donation and guideline for doing the same. This Cell (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Rules 1978 under produces monitoring repotrs quarterly, half yearly the NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh and annualy through which the qualitative and on 26 October 1996 (Renewal date 30 September quantitative progress of the programs are assessed. 2007) and registration No. 1085. CCEC is a member These reports are send to the respective of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of programheads, Management Team, Core Nature. The organization has got the membership of Management Team, Executive Committee, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) respective Donors, GoB and others. Direction and from Bangladesh in Asia. CCEC is also a member of suggestions are issued to the respective programs, Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh units for further improvement of activities from the (ADAB). Also linked with Mangrove Action Project Core Management Team. (MAP) and Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) facilitated by the International Finalcial Management: Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It CCEC maintains its accounts. bill, voucher, cash is affiliated with International Centre for Climate book, ledger according to the guideline of its Change Adaptation and Development (ICCCAD) for Financial Manual. Accounts of the organisation are field demonstration on climate change adaptation maintained manually using Tally software and also examples. The organization is a member of Women with computer (Excel) generated report. The Organizing for Change in Agriculture & NRM finance unit of CCEC produces monthly financial (WOCAN). report of each project and the quarterly report is submitted to the Executive Committee and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): Management Team of CCEC and also to the The organization has signed MOU with several respective donor of the projects. Coordinator- agencies such as Centre for Integrated Studies on the Finance and Administration basically scrutinise Sundarbans (CISS) under University, these financial reports and take necessary actions Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and in case of any irregularity (if happens). Its accounts Soil Research Development Institute (SRDI) under are audited by external reputed Audit Firm. CCEC Ministry of Agriculture, Social Forestry Project under also submit its annual program, financial and audit Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), reports to the NGO Bureau, respective donors and Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association government offices in due time, (BELA). Progress Report_2010

CCEC Activities Summary:

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. Progress Report_2010

CCEC Activities Chart:

CCEC Current Programmes/Project:

Name of the project Funding Agency Duration Sundarbans crab fattening in bamboo cages and UNEP/Thailand Environment January 2010 to mangrove restoration as an adaptation to climate change” Institute (TEI) December 2011 Construction of Ground Rain Water Harvesting System Japan Water Forum October 2010 to for Cyclone-Aila affected Sundarbans stakeholders in January 2011 Bangladesh Sundarbans Handicraft CCEC own fund Continuing Sundarbans stakeholder SME Stakeholders Cooperative Continuing Society Progress Report_2010

CCEC Implemented Project:

Name of the project Funding Agency Duration Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarban February 2008 – November WWF, Italy and AGIRE Stakeholders -2008 Awareness Campaign on Sundarban Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) August 2005 – July 2006 Ecologically Critical Area Ecological balance through turtle hatching Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) 15 Nov 2005 – 15 Oct 2006 and releasing River Terrapin conservation in the Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF) January – December 2006 Sundarban Reserved Forest Conservation International KEIDANREN Nature Conservation Mangrove Forestation in the Coastal areas Fund (KNCF), Japan April 2006 – March 2007 in Bangladesh

IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU Secretariat Conservation campaign on Olive Ridley May 2006 – 31 January UNEP Regional Office for Asia and turtle among Sundarban/Dubla fishermen 2007 Pacific Homestead Fruit Tree Plantation by the International Tree Foundation (ITF) 1st June 2006 – 31 may 2007 CCEC beneficiaries, Bangladesh Roadside Tree Plantation Forest Department, MoEF June 2000 – July 2008 Income generation activities (Fish culture, CCEC own Fund Continuing programme Poultry, Homestead agriculture) Biodiversity Conservation Awareness November 1996- August Royal Netherlands Embassy raising in three main villages of Sundarban 1997 Develop a local Environmental Education package towards Royal Netherlands Embassy August 1998-May 1999 Sundarbans Conservation Ecological Balance through Fishery Netherlands Committee for IUCN June 1999- Feb. 2000 Development Biodiversity Conservation Education October 2000- April 2001 Training for the crab collectors of Netherlands Committee for IUCN Sunderban Establish Stakeholders right towards KEIDANREN Nature Conservation June 2001-May 2002 Sundarban Sustainability” Fund (KNCF), Japan Sundarban Conservation Education US Fish and Wildlife Foundation May 2003- May 2004 Package KEIDANREN Nature Conservation May 2004- April 2005 Sustainable Harvesting Campaign for Fund (KNCF), Japan Sundarban Stakeholders

Environmental Education for Sundarban British High Commission, Dhaka April 2003- March 2004 Community Shaplapata as an alternative to monitor Ministry of Science, Information & March 2004 - Feb 2005 lizard for Sundarban crab bait. Communication Technology, GoB

Environmental Education Training for Rufford Small Grant, UK Nov.'04-April '05 Sundarban Communities Unsustainable harvesting of the Gangetic Ministry of Science, Information & March 2005 - Feb 2006 mudeel and its impact on the nature Communication Technology, GoB Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area forming environmental training packaging (teachers guide, students booklets, poster) with the help of khulna university, ENVIRONMENT 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 Environmental Education students about the natural environment, sundarbsn biodiversity and their conservation. Again, to provide Training Program (EETP): practical knowledge beside the academic study, CCEC has established natural school, mangrove ecosystem, nursery, Summary: forestation for the students of primary and secondary school, Environmental education is one of the prime program of collage and university . So that the students can implement CCEC. Sustainable environmental management can be their knowledge in the practical field. built up through proper knowledge and awareness about environment from children to adult. Considering this Aim and objective: philosophy CCEC has taken environmental education To incorporate important pros and cons of the environment in program to conserve coastal environment. Since 1993, academic study in order to uplift the sustainable CCEC is providing highest effort to conserve environmental management. environment by incorporating the students of primary and secondary schools, teachers and the local inhabitants of Project Area: sundorban to conserve the environment of khulna, Khulna, Satkhira and . Satkhira and Bagerhat coastal region. Education is the backbone of a nation and the respected teachers are Activities: involved in spreading education. In every region, teachers 1. To establish coordination with Khulna University and occupy the highest dignity as they are involved in Department of Primary education. traditional teaching and to make the students well 2. To form environmental education package (poster, teachers acknowledged about social customs. Guardians are manual, students booklets) always very cordial to receive any kind of advice from 3. Teachers training (each batch including 30 teachers will be the teachers as they are considered very wise and trained for two days ) respected person. For which CCEC use to arrange various 4. Progress of the training is to be observed and evaluated at training program for the teachers to increase their school level. awareness and affection to conserve the environment and sundarban. In order to boost up the teachers training Result: program, CCEC has already incorporated 800 teachers Already 800 teachers were trained under this program. Again from 800 schools to provide training on environmental 80,320 students and 4,000 guardians were made aware by the education, Sundarban biodiversity and environmental 800 trained teachers. conservation. Which is coordinated by Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area ENVIRONMENT

Eco-Schools Program (ESP):

Summary: Project Area : Eco-school is an international network for Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat District. environmental education directed by Foundation of environmental education. 18th june, 2005 is a Activities: memorable day for Bangladesh, as she joined Every school has to cross seven steps in order to officially in the international field of environmental introduce as eco-school education. In this day, Bangladesh possessed first 1. By inviting environmental friendly committee membership among the Asian countries from the 2. Reevaluation of the environment general assembly of FEE , which was held in antorp 3. Preparing environmental activities plane city of Belgium. The inauguration of eco school 4. Activities observation and progress evaluation. program in Bangladesh was held at 29th November, 5. Including environmental knowledge in 2005 by the exchange of experience with such academic curriculum program of England directed by ENCAMES with the 6. Incorporating the school community and local presence of Mr. Alan Woods, Mentor of CCEC. inhabitants Now CCEC is conducting eco-school Bangladesh 7. Implementation of various rules and regulation program on Khulna, Bagerhat and related to environment covering 25 primary and secondary school, NGO, Madrasha, English medium school, vocational and Results: missionaries school. Under this program students of In khulna, bagerhat and satkhira, 25 schools have secondary schools, peons, guards, clerks, teachers, been established as eco school. guardians and all other members of the community are involving to identify various problems regarding to environment and find the solution for the same.

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Thematic Area ENVIRONMENT

Aims and objectives: Environmental Pollution: To raise conciseness among the Small and medium industries owner/workers about the Summary: industrial pollution and their health hazard in Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation Khulna City Corporation. (CCEC) has implemented a project title “Environmental Pollution Awareness among the Project area: Industrials Workers of Khulna region” during 1st Khulna City Corporation.

June 2000 to 31 May 2001 funded by the United Activities: Nation Development Program (UNDP) in - A structural questionnaires survey on the cooperation with Sustainable Environmental environmental pollution and health hazard Management project under the Ministry of among the Small and medium industries Environment and Forest Government of workers Bangladesh. Small and medium industries were - Data entry and data compilation polluted our soil, water and air and its negatives - Make a list of workers and owner and group impact of our society and our whole environment. formation The main objectives of this program were united - Developed training manual and poster the small and medium industrial workers and publication releted communities of this industries and raised - Make a VIDEO documentation on the Small awareness about the industrial pollution, safe work and medium industrial pollution in the Khulna place, health hazard and their role of control the city corporation pollution. Welding workshop at Shekh Para, - Organize group meetings, workshop and Barary breaking workshop at Bashu Para, training (Kashaikhana) at Moilapotar more, Rupsha bus - VIDEO documentation show by the stand, Gollamari, Khalishpur, Coir industry at multimedia projector for mass awareness on the Shibbari mor, Bone factory at Labochora sisuated industrial pollution the western part at Rupsha river, Steemer sheet rammeding factory at Sher-A-Bangla road, Results: including power at the spectacle factory beside the Awareness raising on environmental pollution Pallimongol school under the Khulna City and health hazard among the 225 A structural corporation and weaver workshop at Damodor questionnaires survey on the environmental village under the Fultala were be raised pollution and health hazard among the Small awareness under this project. and medium industries workers and owners

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Thematic Area ENVIRONMENT

Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area (ECA) Conservation:

Summary: Aims and objectives: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) declaration To help conserve the Sundarbans Ecological Sundarbans is an ECA and prohibited all activities in the Critical Area (ECA) conservation through ECA area. CCEC implemented a project during August awareness raising among the Sundarbans coastal 2005 – July 2006 title “Awareness Campaign on communities

Sundarbans Ecological Critical Area “ in Sundarbans Area: Ecological Area like Munshigong, Kalbari, Burigoalini Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. under Satkhira district in cooperation with Whitely Fund for Nature (WFN) beside the Government Activities: announcement. The main actions of the project were - Linkage established with Forest Department (FD) acquainting the importance of ECA among the and Department of Environment (DoE) Sundarbans communities s and mass awareness raising - Published poster, leaflets on ECA of follow the Government rules and regulation. On the - Identified the illegal activities in the Sundarbans other hand the project contributed the Sundarbans ECA and discussed, workshop, meeting about this biodiversity conservation beside the governmental problems among the Sundarbans stakeholders, declaration. Forest Department (FD), Department of natura club, teachers communities, local Environment and UNESCO office and UNESCO governmental representatives, NGO Commission of Bangladesh have supported and representatives, political leaders, civil society, cooperation to implement the project. The organization Department of Environment and Forest Department worked to raise awareness about the Bangladesh Results: Wildlife (Preservation) (Amendment) Act 1974, Wildlife Have to come forward 3000 Sundarbans coastal Conservation Rules 2005 among the Sundarbans communities for Sundarbans Ecological Critical resources users through conservation publication beside Area (ECA) conservation. the Forest Department, Government of Bangladesh. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area ENVIRONMENT

Day Observation:

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. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

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, Area: teachers, students, guardians communities are the vast Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in network of the Nature education. CCEC implemented Bangladesh. different activities for encouraging and awakening of the nature education among the primary and Activities: secondary schools students. CCEC has effort various - Encouraging nature education among the innovative activities like art competition, practical students activities, field observation etc besides reading their - Organize art, essay and debate competition curriculum text book for nature & environmental among the students knowledge development and to grow their mentality - Make a field for practical nature education as a young nature conservationist. CCEC also - Provide nature education by biodiversity continuing teachers training program involving these observation schools teachers when the teachers teach the students - Make various nature education instruments of their regular teaching then the teachers will consider the nature education. CCEC organized art, Results: essay and deviate competition for encouraging Establish a Nature Education Centre (NEC) at students of nature education and awarded them Harinagor School under presented by the justice as a result the students more and make a biodiversity observation field at the and more encourage for nature conservation river bank of Harinagor and establish a Nature Aims and objectives: School at . CCEC already raised To encourage and awakening of nature education awareness among 4980 students of 30 primary involving primary and secondary schools students and and secondary schools amplify the nature education by the education. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

Awareness Campaign for Sundarbans Conservation:

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. leaflets, flipchart play a vital role for coastal CCEC is working to raise awareness to conserve the communities to raise Sundarbans consciousness. Sundarbans among the vast Sundarbans communities Aims and objectives: like Sundarbans user, stakeholders at Khulna, To create Sundarbans conscious citizen and Bagerhat and Satkhira district. CCEC also awareness Sundarbans lover for Sundarbans conservation. raising on Sundarbans biodiversity, Sustainable harvesting, rules of Sundarbans uses among the Area: Bouali (Wood/thatch cutter), Mouali (honey Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district of Bangladesh extractor) and Jellay (fish/crab collector) Activities: communities. CCEC also provided skill development - Develop and publication various conservation training on sustainable Sundarbans resources materials like poster, leaflet, flipchart and video harvesting among the Sundarbans beneficiaries. The documentation. Sundarbans communities can realize that to protect - Skill development training for Sundarbans Sundarbans for their living and they also to know beneficiaries how to harvest, how to preserve, how to marketing - Video show at the key public places the Sundarbans resources. To create Sundarbans - Meeting with Sundarbans communities including consciousness society developed a video Forest Department documentation ‘Sundarbans Jagorani Pot) and show this documentation for vast awareness and circulated Results: conservation leaflet at the key location. One the Awareness raising of 20000 Sundarbans coastal other hand CCEC publications such as posters, communities at Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira district

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Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

Area: Nature Club: under and Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district in Bangladesh.

Summary: Aims and Objective: Different professional communities in the society To encourage the young generation for nature establish a club, society for passing their vacation, conservation pleasure, play or other requirements. This type of club/society benefit only involving members but this Activities: club/society doesn’t carry the welfare of the mass -Create mass awareness among the rally, day communities. CCEC has been implemented different observation, group meetings, patgan, jarigan etc conservation activities such as Sundarbans biodiversity -Identify the local environmental problems and conservation, mangroves protection and environmental immediate action for solve this problems education by encourage and organize the young -To protect the mangroves species like ………….. generation like school, college, university and young -Aware the shrimp fry collector when they collect environmental lover and to make a nature club at the the shrimp fry then don’t spoil other fish species southeast coastal part of Bangladesh. Kaji Bacha -To stop killing the wildlife like … Nature Club was opened at 2006 present of Professor Dr. -Wildlife and birds habitat don’t destructions by Mahbubur Rahman, vice chancellor of Khulna the fire of bush 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. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area

SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

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 instantly informed the forest department and Bangladesh. Sundarbans and these coastal areas are allowancing in the village then the tiger committee and divided by the river and cannel and few places have forest department to help the return the tiger safely in been joined due to siltration. As a result tiger came the Sundarbans. CCEC also established a Tiger victim in the village crossing the river. So man-tiger memorial museum at Burigoalini beside the Burigoalini conflict is a normal fact of this area. Sundarbans forest office, shyamnagar, Satkhira. This museum was communities to live fight against the tiger. When the opened by Mr. Berthold Schirm, Principal Advisor, tiger came in the village most of time they can’t Wetland Biodiversity Rehabilitation Project, German return the Sundarbans. As a result tiger were killed Technical Cooperation GTZ at 18 April, 2010. CCEC often by the communities in this area. Also to get also collected the tiger victim stakeholder’s cloth by the high rate of tiger skin, teeth etc in the foreign market tiger team and to keep these at the Museum. for this reason many people involve them with illegal hunting. To reduce the killing of tiger and to Aims and objectives: stop this illegal trade CCEC implemented diverse To reduce man-tiger conflict and to stop the illegal trade activities like create awareness on importance of wildlife especially tiger among the coastal Area: communities on the other hand CCEC formed Sundarbans fishing island of Dubla Jellay Polli TIGER VILLAGE TEAM involving young people, teacher, Imam, local Governmental representatives Activities: and to arrange regular watching where the tiger - Awareness raising of the Sundarbans communities on came such as Datinakhalir hula, Gatidarbari the impotence of wildlife, illegal trade etc. Datinakhali, Mathurapur Sadu para, Shinhartali - Formation a village tiger team Rishi para, Kadomtala Sarddar bari etc. As a result - Regular meetings with tiger team, Forest Department can’t come and can’t crossing the river easily and - To arrange the regular watch in the key places where again if the tiger come in the village the tiger the tiger come committee Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area

SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

Sundarbans Eco-Tourism:

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 Aims and objectives: major tourist spot in the world. Sundarbans is a To promote Sundarbans eco-tourism and socio- 7wonders of the world. World Heritage Sundarbans economic development by involving local tribal attract the tourist of its own interminable beauty, munda and stakeholders communities. To attract phenomenal scenery, rare biodiversity, at least Bengal the local, national, international, researcher tiger. Every year thousand and thousand local, national, tourist Sundarbans eco-tourism promotion. international tourist, researcher, school, college, university students and teaches visit the Sundarbans. Area: CCEC has taken different movements to develop Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Sundarbans eco-tourism involving local communities. Bangladesh. CCEC established Sundarbans handicraft involving stakeholders and tribal munda communities women Activities: groups and produced school bag, hand fan, mobile cover, - Establish Sundarbans handicraft by involving wall mat in tiger, deer, crocodile, monitor lizard, turtle tribal and stakeholders women groups and colorful bird symbol and tiger, crocodile and turtle - Provide skill development training made by Sundarbans wax. Earn money to sell this tourist - Produce tourist attract Sundarbans souvenir 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.

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Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

Marine Turtle Conservation:

Summary: Three Marine turtle were nesting in the Sundarbans Bay Amis and objectives: of Bengal aquatic environment among the eight species To conserve the endangered species and to save in the world. To balance natural environment and to turtle from extinction. reduce the aquatic environmental pollution oldest wildlife Marine turtle is a key species. Marine turtle is Area: now endangered for our lack of consciousness. Already Sundarbans fishing island of Dubla Jellay Polli Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and River Terrapin (Batagur baska) important species of Activities: Sundarbans environment are critically endangered - Awareness raising of the fishermen at the five key according to the IUCN Red Data Book. CCEC has fishing spot of the Dubla jellay polli at Sundarbans implemented various activities like observation of Year - Interviews and meetings with fishermen, Mahajan, of the Turtle-2006 in the Dubla fishing island, raise Bahadder, personnel of the Forest Department. awareness on don’t kill turtle catch by fishing net, don’t - Survey at Dubla jellay polli among the estuarial destroy of the turtle habitat, egg, stop illegal trade etc of questionnaires the fishermen, middleman, Bahadder, Boat owner to - Produce tea shirt, poster, leaflet on turtle conserve these critically species. Also conducted conservation massages interview and survey with fishermen, Mahajan, - Distribute tea-shirt, leaftet and poster and Bahadder, Arothder, Forest Depart ment (FD), Coast conversation with pilgrim, coast guard, bahadder, Guard. CCEC also increase awareness among the fishermen pilgrim of Dubla Rashmela by the distribution of various leaflet, poster for turtle, deer and biodiversity of Sundarbans conservation every year. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area

SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

NGO Networking:

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 Aims and objectives: a great opportunities to use the networking beneficiaries To establish NGO networking for successfully when any organization arrange a program for wide implementation, wide circulation and expansion of circulation and expansion of the activities. As a result the program networking organization get support from other associated organization for implementation and wide Area: circulation of the program. CCEC arrange regular Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. meeting, discussion with networking organizations for to get fund, to make a decision and to establish coordination Activities: with funding agencies. - Regular monthly and quarterly meeting and decision with networking organization

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Thematic Area and researcher, school, college, university students by SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY 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 Sundarbans Information Centre 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 Summary: international person and organization for development Sundarbans is a natural beauty and full of natural of Sundarbans Information Centre (SIC). 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 Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area SUNDARBAN BIODIVERSITY

Mangrove and Biodiversity day observation: Summary: CCEC has been long term working mangroves Biodiversity Day. All communities of the society environment defense, restoration, regeneration and understand the importance of mangroves and biodiversity conservation. Sundarbans is world largest biodiversity of this program and they can active the mangroves forest. Sundarbans is a natural gradient of mangroves environment defense and biodiversity natural disaster, storm, cyclone, flood etc for the most conservation. CCEC also insure the attending GO, vulnerable coastal communities. To keep the well NGO, schools, college and university teaches and protected of the coastal environment and conducted the students for participated the programs. As a result life-livelihood of poor coastal communities unbounded make a vast network for mass awareness of all importance of mangroves and biodiversity. Lot of flora communities in the society, build up a gradient among and fauna live around the mangroves. So existence of the the coastal communities and create responsibilities for coastal communities urgent need to protect mangroves mangroves and biodiversity conservation. environment. For this reason CCEC has taken prevailing Amis and objectives: movement for mass awareness of mangroves To create a mass awareness for existence of coastal conservation. One of the major action for create vast life and livelihood awareness are celebrate mangroves action day and biodiversity dat for mangroves and biodiversity Area: conservation. People of the world celebrate the Batiaghata upazila under Khulna district and International Mangroves Action Day at 26 July and Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district Biodiversity Day at 22 April every year realizes the importance of mangroves and biodiversity. The peoples Activities: of Bangladesh observe these day like the world. CCEC - Rally and discussion priority these day for observation. CCEC organized - Art, essay and debate competition rally, discussion, paper presentation and art, debate - Paper presentation competition and culture program and published different - Organize cultural program like Short film, folk song publication in International Mangroves Action Day and (Pot gan) and Jarigan Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area AFORESTATION

Social Forestry Project:

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 Aims and objectives: the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Under the project -To protect the embankment from river bank planted trees/create garden on the road side, ….railway, erosion, climate change and water flow BWDB embankment, Zila, upazila, union parisad and -To keep the ecological balance, To create coastal LGED controlled road side and Forest department greenbelt controlled land and other lands. CCEC created 48 km -To generate environmental friendly employment coastal green belt planted selected 48000 plants and -and to support socio-economic development for (babla) involving 275 beneficiaries from Batiaghata the poor communities upazila during 2001 to 2006. Created 5 km coastal green belt planted selected 5000 plants and (babla) involving Area: 25 beneficiaries from Darogarvita to Putimari, Batiaghata UPZ under Khulna district. Batiaghata upazila during 2001 to 2002. Created 8 km coastal green belt planted selected 8000 plants and Activities: (babla) involving 75 beneficiaries from Chalsolmari to -Select the proposed gardening area previous flashing gate, Batiaghata upazila during 2002 to -Select the beneficiaries 2003. Created 10 km coastal green belt planted selected -Group formation 10000 plants and (babla) involving 50 beneficiaries from -To take social environmental development Volar doaner khal to kata khal, Batiaghata upazila during activities 2003 to 2004. Created 10 km coastal green belt planted -Agreement with the beneficiaries selected 10000 plants and (babla) involving 50 -Eight days training on development and beneficiaries from Khalishar Khea ghat to Halia bazar, organization and Sustainable Environment and Batiaghata upazila during 2004 to 2005. Created 15 km Management among the beneficiaries coastal green belt planted selected 15000 plants and -Regular meetings with the project beneficiaries (babla) involving 75 beneficiaries from Halia bazaar to and garden regular monitoring. Noailtala bazar, Batiaghata upazila during 2005 to 2006.

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Thematic Area Area: AFORESTATION Batiaghata UPZ under Khulna district.

Activities: Community based Fruit Tree Plantation - List of 25 poor families at Batiaghata upazila - Provide training

Summary: Community Based Fruit Tree Plantation is an innovative development through fruit tree plantation activity of Centre for Coastal Environmental - Coordination and communication with Forest Conservation. CCEC implemented a project since 2006 Department involving 25 members of 25 families from Andharia, (FD) Debitala, Baiarvanga under Batiaghata upazilla at - Make a fruit garden and fruit tree plantation Khulna District. CCEC established a fruit tree gardening at unused land of Bangladesh Water Development Board - Regular monitoring and take care of the fruit (BWDB) through the communities’ participation and tree management. Under the project involving 25 hardcore - Regular meetings with the project beneficiaries poor beneficiaries and planted seven types of mangoes, banana, papaya, hog-plum, emblie myrobalan, lemon etc Result: fruit trees for ecological balance, fulfill the poor Establishment of a 921 varieties fruit garden 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.

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km (Burigoalini to Mirgang locations). Plots were fenced Thematic Area using bamboo and nets. About 128000 seeds were collected from Malancha and Kalagachi River using DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), labour force in cooperation with MPS members. And RELIEF and REHABILITATION 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 Mangrove Restoration: but unusual high tide, water inundation and current flow damaged a part of seedlings (49% approx. including Summary: general mortality). Again seeds were collected and raised Mangrove regeneration, nursery raising and plantation in the nurseries and seedlings were collected immediately were the major actions of CCEC. A memorandum of from Sundarban seedbed in cooperation with Forest Understanding (MOU) is signed between CCEC and Department thus replenish the dead plants and recovered BWDB and 57 acres (approx.) land was leased out for the mortality. A list of plots and seedlings raised is seven years period (2008-14) for mangrove plantation shown in the Annex: 8. Guarding has been established and regeneration activities. Linkage was established for the protection of mangrove seedlings by involving with Mangrove Silviculture Division, Khulna under local poor, especially women. A seven member executive Forest Research Institute (FRI) for technical expertise. committee is formed for Sundarban Mangrove Protection Another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was Society (SMPS) development and maintaining a bank signed between Centre for Integrated Studies on the account in the name of Sundarban Mangrove Protection Sundarbans (CISS) and CCEC for technical knowledge Society and keeping records of project funding, expenses on mangroves. The CISS is a centre of Forestry and and prior financial requirement notice for using money Wood Technology Discipline under Khulna University. through resolution. Decision is made by the Sundarban Sundarban Mangrove Protection Society (SMPS) is Mangrove Protection Society (SMPS) by taking formed by involving 600 (320 man and 280 women) committee resolution for keeping some project money in local communities and divided them into 30 small their SMPS bank account for using the money for groups related to plantation plots. A number of MPS mangrove regeneration and plantation purposes in the group meetings were conducted on the importance of next six years as the lease agreement with BWDB is for mangroves, biodiversity conservation, conservation seven years (2008-2014). It is logical that substantial ethics, Sundarban management laws and regulation, amount of money is required for future guarding, intrinsic value of nature and natural resources, role of replacing dead seedlings, payment of lease money to the carbon sequestration thus clear understanding between BWDB yearly, nursery raising, replanting and the relation of existence of mangroves and its role in maintenance purposes in the next years. It will take few protecting river bank erosion & reduce the impact of years to get the product from planted trees and primary natural disasters is developed by the MPS members. agreement between BWDB and CCEC is for seven years. Women members are motivated to collect dead leaf and Moreover the project plans to prepare pickles from keora twigs for fuel consumption from river bank in order to (Sonneratia apetala) fruits by involving MPS women in reduce pressure from Sundarban Reserved Forest. near future. Agreements for distribution of share are as Initially 26 plantation plot and four nursery plots were follows, BWDB (40%), Local Government /Union identified within 57 acres of BWDB land between Parishad (5%), CCEC (10%), and MPS (45%). BWDB embankments and Rivers stretches 9.45 Progress Report_2010

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

viii. Transfer of seedlings for plot plantation CCEC keeps the share for service charge for future ix. Link Mangrove Silviculture Division for technical continuity. Poverty reduction of the Sundarban coastal support communities and climate change adaptation at the x. Employ and empower female guards for Nursery high risk zone of Bangladesh Sundarban was one of and plantation site involving MPS member. the major factors undertaking the initiative. xi. Meeting with MPS, MPS small Group, MSC, FD,

Training: Local government (Union Parishad-UP Two trainings were conducted for the Mangrove representatives) Protection Society members by inviting resources xii. Co-management agreements for distributing share people from Mangrove Silviculture, local government benefits such as BWDB (40%), Local Government representative (UP Chairman and UP Members) using /Union Parishad (5%), CCEC (10%), and MPS (45%). leaflet and colourful Flipcharts. CCEC keeps the share for sustainability.

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

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

Disaster Management Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups:

Summary: Bangladesh is a full of foul weather country. It is true that Disaster comes and goes. It is impossible to check Activities: - To discuss the Disaster Management Committee the natural system. Our challenge has stood up to adapt and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups regularly. with the normal natural system. The coastal area of - To increase awareness of the sundarbans Bangladesh is disaster risk. Mostly Sundarbans Bouali, stakeholders before the disaster, continuing the Mouali & Jalley are very riskily between the disaster risk disaster and after the disaster. communities. The CCEC has formed a Disaster - To reach the signal in the locality through miking Management Committee to involve sundarbans in the Mosque. stakeholders, teacher, local govt., imam & local elite - To collect the list of the local young men. person to reduce disaster risk for Sundarbans Bouali, - To divide in a small group the young men in Mouali & Jalley. The members of this committee have different area. trained to resistance the climate change, preparedness - To give training Disaster Management disaster, continuing disaster and after disaster. Besides, a Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups volunteer group has been formed by 101 members with

the young men of stakeholders. Disaster Management Result: Committee and Stakeholders Volunteer Groups are very To support the sundarbans communities such as important role to save the coastal vulnerable rescue, relief support etc. through the Stakeholders communities’ lives and livelihood preparedness and Volunteer Groups in the period of disaster. To resistance the climate change. increase awareness the sundarbans stakeholders by Aim and Objective: the Disaster Management Committee that what to To support the sundarbans stakeholders and coastal do in resistance the climate change and local communities’ resistance the climate change. people gets the news. So, they save themselves.

Project Area: Shyamnagar Upzila in the district of Satkhira.

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before the disaster as a result they can get enough time for well preparation to resistance Thematic Area the disaster specially the Sundarbans DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), stakeholders who stay the Sundarbans this time they can get time for shelter the safety place or RELIEF and REHABILITATION come back the locality. CCEC also published and produced posters, VIDEO documentation on Disaster Information Centre: the disaster for create mass awareness. CCEC has shown the documentation at the key

Summary: public places like market, whole seller centre etc. Disaster warning signal is a most important technique to As a result increased awareness before the disaster save life & livelihood and resources. The hard working time and they to take shelter at the cyclone shelter, people of the remote area don’t aware and conscious of to keep dry food, medicine and important the disaster warning signal. So there is an urgent need to documents, money to keep the safety place at the know and to understand the warning signal time to time disaster period. to resistance of climate change. The vulnerable communities don’t know the clear concept of the Aims and objectives: warning signal like how many danger of what type of To reduce destroyed by the natural disaster of signal for this reason they are faced unlimited suffering Sundarbans stakeholders and local communities by the disaster. CCEC has established a Disaster Information Centre (DIC) at the Burigoalini, Area: Shyamnagar, Satkhira to solve these problems and Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. instantly to reach the disaster signal among the risky Sundarbans stakeholders. CCEC has already provided Activities: four cell phone and one mega phone among the local - To reach the disaster news immediately among communities and Sundarbans stakeholders for to reach the Sundarbans stakeholders and local communities the disaster massages immediately. When CCEC to - Create awareness on the disaster by the perceive sound the disaster massage by the internet, publication, video documentation etc 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 Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area Jellay Multiple cooperative Society of its own fund DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), and to sink a tube-well supported by the BADS. RELIEF and REHABILITATION CCEC also continuing coordination and communication with national and international person and organization for support the ALIA Relief Support: affected vulnerable communities.

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,

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Thematic Area Summary: CCEC has supported shelter construction for 50 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), families among the SIDR affected 150 families RELIEF and REHABILITATION under the Rehabilitation of SIDR affected Sundarbans Stakeholders project and also supported fully affected two religious institutes like Shelter Construction: one mosque and one temple. CCEC

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. Occupational materials support:

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. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area has continued awareness and consciousness activities for the protection of embankment DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), among the Mangroves plantation/restoration RELIEF and REHABILITATION of Mangroves Protection Society (MPS) formation.

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

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Thematic Area The SBMJMCS has donated Tk.10000 (ten thousand) from the enterprise profit to the DPPMC-SS committee DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), for the SBMJMCS victims of embankmenterosion of RELIEF and REHABILITATION Gabura village. Four cell phones has been allocated for the leaders of the Bouali, Mouali, Jalley (fishm harvester)) and Jalley (crab harvester) for Small and Medium Enterprise communicating/receiving disaster warning signal messages. The project has selected another 150 Development : stakeholders including 30 Bouali, 25 Mouali, 65 crab Sundarban Stakeholder Cooperative Society: collectors and 30 fishermen in order to increase the Sundarban stakeholder cooperative society Sundarban number of direct beneficiaries (150 to 300) and Bouali Mouali Jalley Multiple Cooperative Society sustainability of the cooperative society. (SBMJMCS) has been formed for enhancing and promote the sustainable economic growth of the Training programme for Sundarban stakeholders: stakeholder families at Kalbari market in 12 trainings were conducted for Sundarban Shyamnagar. Showcase, chair, table, cot and other stakeholders on i) Capacity Building and ii) items were purchased for the society meeting and Sustainable Harvesting by making them into six groups gathering purposes. All 150 stakeholder beneficiaries and two trainings for each group by inviting resource are the members of the society. Beneficiary members persons from Khulna University, Brackish Water are saving money (Taka 10 per week) deposit share Centre of Fisheries Research Institute (FRI), (Tk. 50/share) to their own bank account and Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation passbooks for the members were printed. The money (BSCIC), and Upazilla Cooperative Society. Training was used for enterprise business along with project modules for Bouali Enterprise, Mouali Enterprise, funding. The idea to deposit money is to use the Jalley-crab Enterprise and Jalley-fish Enterprise were money with profit when the stakeholders face natural prepared and nutually implemented. Group work of the disasters such as cyclone, tidal surge and loose their trainees and presentation made by the participants were net, boat, gear i.e. professional assets or shelters. A the good feed back for sustainable harvesting planning. 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. Progress Report_2010

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

Small and Medium Enterprise Development : 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;

Bouali (wood/thatch cutter) Enterprise:

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).

Mouali ( honey extractor) Enterprise:

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 Progress Report_2010

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

Small and Medium Enterprise Development :

Jalley (Crab) 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:

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 fisherm en 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 Progress Report_2010

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

Small and Medium Enterprise Development : Sundarban Handicraft:

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

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Thematic Area CHILD RIGHTS

Advocacy and Campaign for Child Rights among the Sundarbans Communities

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Thematic Area CHILD RIGHTS Establish Child Rights Through SME Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area CHILD RIGHTS Innovation Activities for Child mental recreation and Skill Development

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Thematic Area CHILD RIGHTS Enhancement of health awareness among children and guardians. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area HUMAN RIGHTS

Sundarbans Stakeholders Rights through FD Counseling Legal Aid Support

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 CCEC assist a vital role to establish a good relation for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC). Climate between FD and Sundarbans Stakeholders among vulnerable, oppressed, helpless this Sundarbans stakeholder conducting FD counseling. CCEC also support the harvested Sundarbans resources challenge their life and fight stakeholders for their illegal case among MoU with to tiger, shark, rover, natural disaster for carried out their Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association livelihood and increased the Governmental revenue. (BELA). Beside these activities CCEC raise awareness and sustainable harvesting campaign by varies Whereas these hardcore vulnerable stakeholders do not publication such as poster, leaflet, and flipchart into the aware to FD BLC, pass permit collection then some of Sundarbans stakeholders in the forest range and station dishonest forest officer and middleman harassment of their offices. FD pass permit, BLC collection and other communication with forest department. Forest Department dose not support Aims and objectives: any facilities for this poor stakeholders who earn thousand To increase Sundarbans stakeholders rights and thousand Government revenue to avoiding all problems and negative environment. Area: Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. No Governmental support for their premature death and incapable of resource harvesting. When the stakeholders Activities: collected the resources then no security, no cyclone shelter, - Meeting with Sundarbans Stakeholders and Forest no drinking water, no food providing system in the remote Department (FD) forest areas. - Coordination and communication with Forest Urgent need to counseling among FD and stakeholders for Department (FD) for supporting Stakeholders avoiding these lacks of rules, corruption and ration support - Developed of a list of illegal corrupted stakeholders for their premature death, injured, affected and strong their and legal aid support the oppressed vulnerable groups. security system, construction of more cyclone shelter, supply drinking water, health care and enlarge other facilities. Progress Report_2010

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

Summary: Munda is a tribal community. They are disregarded, CCEC is working to change the disregarded attitude oppressed, poor and helpless in the society. The munda and establish their social rights among the meeting, communities were come from urisha, moddoprodesh, rachi dialog, advocacy and awareness raising activities in India to Bangladesh for cutting forest in the British with the different GO and NGOs, different period. In this period the munda communities lives in the communities. CCEC is also involving the women Sundarbans coast and depended their livelihood on the munda communities. As a result of these activities Sundarbans resources. At first the munda communities came to be developed their socio-economic to be in the Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district and after establishing their dignity and to be reduce their some time they extent under Satkhira district and disregarded in the society. under Khulna district.

When the CCEC was established then the organization has Aims and Objective: been working in the Sundarbans and Sundarbans To establish the basic rights and to reduce the Stakeholders. Whereas the munda communities were also disregarded in the society of tribal munda depended on the Sundarbans for this reason the munda communities. communities were selected CCEC beneficiaries. Area: CCEC conducted awareness campaign, advocacy for Shyamnagar under Satkhira district in Bangladesh. establishment human rights and eradicate the discrimination in the society for munda communities. The munda Activities: communities were deprived of education, health care, - Conducted meetings, dialog, advocacy, campaign vulnerable Group Fund (VGF) card, allowance of ages, - Attempt the different socio-economic social cultural programme, married ceremony, religious development activities of munda communities facilities in the society and other communities look at the munda communities as neglected, disregarded, hated their views. Progress Report_2010

Thematic Area RESEARCH

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

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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