WorldFish contributed to the declaration of the Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Bangladesh through S.R.O. No.211-Law/2019
Published on: April 28, 2020, Submitted by Innocent Bikara on: April 22, 2020, Reporting year: 2019
Sustainable Development Goals Contribution
The policy would help improved protection of hilsa migratory route, and enhanced biodiversity conservation marine fish, megafauna & birds.
Nijum Dwip
Following a detailed feasibility study for establishing marine protected area (MPA) in and around the Nijhum Dwip seascape with collaboration of ECOFISH, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Department of Fisheries (DoF), the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock declared the Nijhum Dwip Marine Reserve/ Marine Protected Area (MPA) in 2019 with gazette notification (S.R.O. No. 211-Law/2019 dated 23 June 2019). It covers 3,188 square kilometers of esturine waters at the mouth of the world’s third largest river systems: the Padma-Meghna-Jamuna, and offshore marine waters south-west of the Nijhum Dwip National Park.
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3.2.1 - More productive and equitable management of natural resources
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Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing: 1 - Significant objective
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Policy/Investment Type: Policy or Strategy
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Whose policy is fixed? Public Sector
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Stage of Maturity: Level 2 - Policy/Law etc. Enacted
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Acknowledgement
This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish. The program is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund. Funding support for this work was provided by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of the Enhanced coastal fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH) project.
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