Draft CMP HH - the Department of Environment

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project BGD/99/G31
Hakaluki Haor Draft Conservation Management Plan
Acronyms.............................................................................................................................................ii
Acknowledgments...............................................................................................................................iii
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................iv
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................1
2. Management Framework .............................................................................................................2
2.1 Political, Legal, and Institutional Context .................................................................................2
2.1.1 Policy Context.....................................................................................................................2
2.1.2 Legal Context......................................................................................................................2
2.1.3 Institutional Context............................................................................................................3
3. IUCN PA Management Category ................................................................................................4
4. Overview of Hakaluki Haor.........................................................................................................5
4.1 Background ................................................................................................................................5
4.2 Global Significance and Threatened Species.............................................................................7
4.3 Threats and Pressures.................................................................................................................7
4.4 Key Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................8
5. Collaboration and Participation Principles ..................................................................................9
6. Vision and Objectives and Timeframe.........................................................................................9
6.1 Vision.........................................................................................................................................9
6.2 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................9
6.3 Tentative Time Frame..............................................................................................................10
7. Management Activities ..............................................................................................................11
7.1 Objective 1 - Species Conservation .........................................................................................11
7.1.1 Birds..................................................................................................................................11
7.1.2 Wildlife .............................................................................................................................12
7.1.3 Fish and Fishing................................................................................................................13
7.1.4 Plants.................................................................................................................................15
7.1.5 Ecological Monitoring Programme...................................................................................17
7.1.6 Alien Invasive and Exotic Species....................................................................................18
7.2 Objective 2 - Ecosystem Restoration.......................................................................................19
7.2.1 Ramsar Nomination ..........................................................................................................19
7.2.2 Demonstration Pilot Sites .................................................................................................20
7.2.3 Wildlife Sanctuaries..........................................................................................................21
7.2.4 Swamp Forest Plantations.................................................................................................22
7.2.5 Rivers, Canals, Beels and Water.......................................................................................23
7.2.6 Beel Leasing......................................................................................................................24
7.2.7 Land Ownership................................................................................................................25
7.2.8 Conflict of Interest Issues .................................................................................................26
7.2.9 ECA Mapping and Boundary Identification .....................................................................26
7.2.10 Agriculture ......................................................................................................................28
Prepared by UNOPS Consultant Mr. Sulma Warne August/ September 2005 for Project BGD/99/G31 iv