Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)

Organization

Mission

The vision of BEDS is to promote ecological balance and create harmony between humans and nature. The mission of BEDS is to build the capacity of the most vulnerable communities in the region to ensure sustainable use of natural resources, provide eco-friendly means of living, reduce the adverse effects of climate change and improve their socio-economic condition while maintaining the ecological balance.

Organizational Expertise

Adoption / Behavior Change; Capacity Building; Climate/Environment; Gender / Womens Empowerment; Livelihoods; Marketing

Technologies & Fuels

Solar

Clean Cooking Activities

The Sundarbans Ecovillage initiative, introduced by BEDS, is a remarkable example of integrating environmental sustainability with community development. It has achieved significant success in mangrove restoration, renewable energy adoption, and securing safe drinking water in the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh. The Ecovillage project has improved the socio-economic conditions of the Sundarbans coastal communities while contributing to biodiversity conservation and mitigation of climate change impacts. A local initiative towards rural reconstruction and ecosystem restoration by establishing an Ecovillage model as a nature-based solution in terms of livelihoods, biodiversity, climate change adaptation and mitigation. https://www.equatorinitiative.org/2024/07/22/sundarbans-eco-village-in-bangladesh/

Partnership

Our main theme is to improve the cookstove of Sundarbans coastal communities and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves are focusing this similar things so we can work together in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Sundarbans Mangrove flagship ecosystem is the natural safeguard and livelihood support for most climate vulnerable coastal communities of Bangladesh. Globally, the Sundarbans' story is of great significance because it is not only a unique forested region but also home to over four and a half million human population, and thus there are a host of development issues. Most of the poor Sundarbans coastal families are dependent on mangrove seed, trees, branches/twigs for their cooking fuel so every day, every mangrove fruit season they collected mangrove seed, branches/twigs for their firewood, this unsustainable practice is very much harmful for Sundarbans regeneration process.

Regions Operating In

South Asia

Country Based In

Bangladesh

Address

House No. 6/3 Road No 01 Prantika R/A Nirala
Khulna 9100
Bangladesh

Website

https://www.bedsbd.org/

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Mr. Maksudur Rahman

Title: Chief Executive

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +8801712868004

Secondary Point of Contact

Name: Mr Md. Alamin Gaji

Title: Director Operation