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Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor

Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor. INCEPTION WORKSHOP Dhaka 21 June 2003 Keynote Address By Valdemar Holmgren, Biodiversity Management Expert. Presentation Objective. INFORM ON THE WORK AREAS OF THE CWBMP PROJECT

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Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor

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  1. Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project at Cox’s Bazarand Hakaluki Haor INCEPTION WORKSHOP Dhaka 21 June 2003 Keynote Address By Valdemar Holmgren, Biodiversity Management Expert

  2. Presentation Objective • INFORM ON THE WORK AREAS OF THE CWBMP PROJECT • PRESENT THE MAIN POINTS OF THE WORK SESSIONS THIS AFTERNOON

  3. ACTIVITIES • Formulation, review and development of the ECA management plans including zonation into core protection zones, buffer zones, and multi-use zones • Monitoring and evaluation of ECA management

  4. Activities - ctd • Training of ECA management officials • Establish village conservation groups and local ECA committees • Awareness raising : ECAs & globally significant biodiversity at local, central and national level

  5. Activities - ctd • Ecological monitoring programme for ECAs: database collection and management, information dissemination and exchange • Development of biodiversity sustainable use strategies, and of alternative livelihood modalities

  6. Who is going to do the work? • A large project team - about 45 professionals and 16 admin / support staff. • A multidisciplinary team profile, working within a cross-sectoral framework.

  7. And - • Working together on the ground with local communities, local government, central government agencies, NGO partners, civil society, international and national partners, projects & experts.

  8. MAIN TASK OF THE PROJECT • THE FORMULATION AND TESTING OF ECA MANAGEMENT PLANS • THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP TECHNICAL SESSION IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS TASK

  9. EXPECTED IMPACT of the Project • IMPROVED SITUATION FOR SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION OF GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT BIODIVERSITY • IMPROVED CONDITIONS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED LIVELIHOODS OF ECA COMMUNITIES • ASSURED HEALTHY ECA ECOSYSTEMS – A NATIONAL ASSET

  10. Aim of Technical Session • TO CONTRIBUTE TO ESTABLISHING AN ECA MANAGEMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK • 4 THEME GROUPS WILL WORK ON THIS TO PROVIDE 2 OUTPUTS: • IDENTIFY PRIORITIES • PROVIDE PROPOSALS FOR CONCRETE ACTION

  11. The work session Themes • Group 1 - ECA Legal Issues • Group 2 - Biodiversity Conservation and Community Assessment • Group 3 - Land-use and Water management • Group 4 - Awareness

  12. Group Moderators are next! • THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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