The project will develop and implement a sustainable management and biodiversity conservation system for the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh on the basis of rational plans and the participation of all key stakeholders, including: (i) priority biodiversity conservation initiatives and improved forest management; (ii) increased institutional capacity to manage the Sundarbans Reserved Forest (SRF); (iii) measures to reduce poverty of the 2-3 million people living in the impact zone bordering the SRF through expanding economic opportunities, improved social infrastructure, improved organization for resource-users, and facilitating stakeholder participation in resource management; and (iv) adopting a supportive set of policies, especially related to the pricing for access to SRF resources.
Project Details
GEF Project ID
455
Country
Bangladesh
Implementing Agencies
The World Bank
Asian Development Bank
Status
Cancelled
Region
Asia
Executing Agencies
Government of Bangladesh
Forest Department, Sundarbans Management Agency
Forest Department, Sundarbans Management Agency
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
70,000,000
GEF Project Grant
12,200,000
Timeline
Concept Approved
30 Mar 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
30 Dec 1998
Project Closed
07 Feb 2006
Project Cancelled
13 Jan 2005