BIODIVERSITY OF SUNDARBAN

&
BIODIVERSITY POLICY OF BANGLADESH

Presented by:
Sameer Al Hossain
ID:160105700

OVERVIEW

What is Biodiversity
Sundarban at a glance
Biodiversity of Sundarban
Biodiversity Policies of Bangladesh

WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?

The variety of plant and animal life in the

world or in a particular habitat, a high
level of which is usually considered to be
important and desirable.

SUNDARBAN AT A GLANCE

Sundarbanis the biggest mangrove forest in the world. Sundarban is in

South West part ofBangladesh, in the district of Khulna.
Sundarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world consisting 6200km
of forest and riverine areas lies there
This is the homeland of world famous Royal Bengal Tiger.
This forest is covering 4.2% of the total land area and 44% of the total
forest area of Bangladesh.
Consists about 200 islands
Geographically, we share the Sundarbans with India.
Two-third of the total area of this forest is in Bangladesh.

BIODIVERSITY OF SUNDARBAN
Flora
Sundarban
consists
moreperiod.
than 330 species.
Flora :of
the plants
of a particular region,
habitat, or geological
The more prominent and important tree species
found in the Sundarbans are:

Sundri
Gewa
Keora
Dakur

Goran
Singra
Dhundul
Kankra

Amur
Passur
Kripa

Timber species of
Sundarbans

Non- Timber
species of
Sundarbans

Fauna:
Status of Mammals, birds, reptiles and
amphibians in the Sundarbans
Class

Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians

Existing
species in
Sundarban

Extinct
species

Endangered
species

49

10

261

11

50

16

Mammals in
Sundarbans

Dolphin in
Sundarbans

Bird
Species of

Crocodile
in

BIODIVERSITY POLICIES IN
BANGLADESH
Sixteen strategies have been developed to shape and
direct the actions towards achieving the goals and
objectives of the National Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan for Bangladesh . These are:
Strategy 1: Recognize the value and importance of biodiversity for the
Bangladesh people and document properly its components, distribution
and value.
Strategy 2: Conserve ecosystems, species and genetic pool of the
country to ensure that the present and future wellbeing of the country and
its people are secure
Strategy 3: Restore ecosystems and rehabilitate endangered species
Strategy 4: Adopt national measures and standards to deal with invasive
alien species and genetically modified organisms
Strategy 5: Promote equitable sharing of biodiversity conservation costs
and benefits among different sectors of the society

 Strategy 6: Contribute to raising awareness

and building capacity of biodiversity
conservation among the different sectors of the
society
Strategy 7: Promote use of traditional
knowledge for conservation, use and protection
of the local communities intellectual property
rights
Strategy 8: Establish institutions for intersectoral implementing mechanism for the
Bangladesh National Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan.
Strategy 9: Enhance Protected Area
management, recognizing the benefits of
collaboration with local communities in their

 Strategy 11: Establish participatory mechanisms to

receive and utilize the inputs from private sector, civil
society, academia and local communities about the
different processes leading to biodiversity conservation,
use and sharing of benefits.
Strategy 12: Review and develop biodiversity related
legislation(s) and establish a specific branch in the
Judiciary to deal with biodiversity and environmental
issues
Strategy 13: Establish an open and transparent
monitoring and reporting system status and trends of
implementing the principles of CBD
Strategy 14: Develop a financial strategy that is
innovative and sustainable.
Strategy 15: Address issues of synergies with other
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and
processes that deal with climate change, disaster
management, livelihoods, food security and sustainable
development