An official announcement has been made about starting 12 eco-friendly projects in Bangladesh. These projects will be led by the community to protect the country’s delicate natural systems and diverse plant and animal life, with local people joining in.
On 16 October 2026, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Bangladesh, in collaboration with local implementing organizations, approved the final financial grants for these initiatives. The projects are designed with the dual objective of improving the livelihoods of local people and conserving natural resources.
Project Areas and Strategy: Picked through a clear and competitive selection process, these projects will take place in some of the country’s most fragile ecological regions:
Strategic Geographical Areas: The projects will take place in special areas, such as the Sundarbans(a World Heritage site), the Coastal forests in Cox’s Bazar, Saint Martin’s Island, Hakaluki Hao, Tanguar Haor, the Chittagong Hill Tracts , and the Barind Tract in northern Bangladesh.
Community-based conservation model: these projects will use the knowledge of local fishers, farmers, and Indigenous groups living in wetlands and forests. They will create fish sanctuaries, restore mangroves, and find new jobs that can withstand climate change.
The main point is that good environmental management is about helping local people care for nature. They should not be seen as enemies of conservation.
Green Page thinks that if these local UNDP projects work well, they will help restore the Haor (wetland) and coastal ecosystems in Bangladesh. These ecosystems are currently suffering from climate change.
