Amader Brikkho,
Amader Bhabishyot
Ecosystem-based Land Management in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s unique biodiversity and the nation’s varied flora and wildlife are threatened by increased degradation. Add to that the immense stress on livelihoods in an increasingly densely populated country and the resultant increased stress on forest areas. This social forestry project uses a participatory approach involving rural Bangla communities to plant native species of trees. Afforestation through trees outside of forests contributes to income generation, biodiversity conservation, soil erosion control and carbon sequestration while helping improve the rural economy.
Bangladesh
Project Location: Across all 64 districts in Bangladesh
Methodology: Afforestation, Reforestation, Revegetation (ARR)
Standard: Gold Standard
Current Plantation completed: 5 million trees
Proposed Plantation: 20 million trees
Species
Phoenix sylvestris
Areca Catechu
Tectona Grandis
Anthocephalus Chinensis
Cocos Nucifera
Albizia Lebbeck
Cassia Fistula
Tamarindus Indica
Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Livelihoods
Our program facilitates the provision of alternative livelihood and strengthens ecosystem management of natural resources within agricultural landscapes and watersheds. Key activities include a nationwide tree planting movement, environmental stewardship, increasing market connectivity and developing entrepreneurial capacities. The envisaged organized market linkages from this project aims to significantly enable more economic growth among the local rural populations.
Meeting Social Goals through Blue Carbon
An estimated half the community members involved in this program are women. These women are involved in nursery management as well as during planting and monitoring. The program encourages more women participation in the livelihood programs such as silk production, beekeeping/honey production, ecotourism and other market based activities. The program also works with energy by providing access to solar based electricity in the hamlets, which directly affects the ability of women to participate in income generating activities.
The program follows an outcome-based payment model, wherein the community members are provided the saplings for free, and are also compensated for nursery management, planting and maintenance. Additionally, the tree produce is completely under the stewardship of the communities which leads to significant economic activity.
The program mandates the use of only natural inputs into community forestry. These rural communities are provided extensive training to demonstrate the use of organic inputs as well as natural agroforestry techniques. Given the scale of this program which spreads itself across all districts of Bangladesh, there will be a significant impact on these products resulting in a cleaner chemical free consumption world. The project will also educate and enable participants with skills for a more sustainable and efficient use of natural resources.
This social forestry program is designed to serve as a showcase for mega scale nationwide participatory climate action. The project not only will enable a large-scale carbon removal opportunity, but also help make communities aware of the environmental benefits of tree planting. This form of dispersed planting will additionally help in strengthening of community resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards as well as reduce dependency on forests.
This one-of-a-kind program has the participation of government bodies, civil society, academia, grassroot community bodies and rural families. The people network is the most important facet of this social forestry program, hence the term ‘Social’ takes prominence in describing this project. The institutional mechanism of this project is multilayered and showcases a unique FPIC process, implementation design and bottom up participatory MRV protocols.
Income Hedge for Smallholders
An estimated half the community members involved in this program are women. These women are involved in nursery management as well as during planting and monitoring. The program encourages more women participation in the livelihood programs such as silk production, beekeeping/honey production, ecotourism and other market based activities. The program also works with energy by providing access to Solar based electricity in the hamlets, which directly affects the ability of women to participate in income generating activities.
Social Security for Smallholders
The program follows an outcome-based payment model, wherein the community members are provided the saplings for free, and are also compensated for nursery management, planting and maintenance. Additionally, the tree produce is completely under the stewardship of the communities which leads to significant economic activity.
Nature-based Carbon Removal at Mega Scale
The program mandates the use of only natural inputs into community forestry. These rural communities are provided extensive training to demonstrate the use of organic inputs as well as natural agroforestry techniques. Given the scale of this program which spreads itself across all districts of Bangladesh, there will be a significant impact on these products resulting in a cleaner chemical free consumption world. The project also will educate and enable participants with skills for a more sustainable and efficient use of natural resources.
Biodiversity Outside Forests: The Watershed Approach
This social forestry program is designed to serve as a showcase for mega scale nationwide participatory climate action. The project not only will enable a large-scale carbon removal opportunity, but also help make communities aware of the environmental benefits of tree planting. This form of dispersed planting will additionally help in strengthening of community resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards as well as reduce dependency on forests.
An Entire Nation Coming Together
This one-of-a-kind program has the participation of government bodies, civil society, academia, grassroot community bodies and rural families. The people network is the most important facet of this social forestry program, hence the term ‘Social’ takes prominence in describing this project. The institutional mechanism of this project is multilayered and showcases a unique FPIC process, implementation design and bottom up participatory MRV protocols.
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