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Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project BGD/99/G31 Hakaluki Haor Draft Conservation Management Plan Village Conservation Groups Village conservation groups are considered to be a mechanism through which the implementation of field level conservation activities can be initiated and coordinated. As part of the broader framework for the management of Hakaluki Haor, the original intention was to establish between 5- 7 Village Conservation Groups at strategic locations throughout the ECA. Community Based Organisations Through the interventions of other projects such as SEMP and MACH, a significant number of community based organisations have been established and are operational within the Hakaluki Haor ECA. The existence of these organisations has significant potential to support conservation efforts at Hakaluki Haor. Community Focal Points Community Focal Points are individuals within a given community that are able to facilitate and catalyse conservation action. They are also the link through which communities can be reached and are therefore able to play an important role in the dissemination of information. Respected individuals in the community such as teachers or religious leaders are often considered the most appropriate choice as Community Focal Points. Community Focal Points will be volunteer positions. Management Actions • Continue the Community Mobilisation exercise to produce important socio-economic data as a basis upon which conservation management planning decisions cam be made • Prepare a detailed stakeholder analysis report which articulates the socio-economic status of each group, the relationship that each group has with Hakaluki Haor and the implications this has for ECA management • Prepare a report which articulates in detail the role that each stakeholder group will play in the management of Hakaluki Haor • Explore the feasibility of using existing village level groups as VCGs already established under the Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) through the Centre for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS) • Identify and establish the required number of Village Conservation Groups necessary to support the effective management of Hakaluki Haor as an ECA • Provide support aimed at helping women to organise themselves to more effectively voice their concerns and become actively involved in the management of Hakaluki Haor as an ECA • Continue to identify and formally recruit existing Community Based Organisations with sufficient capacity to support conservation activities at Hakaluki Haor • Identify suitable individuals prepared to act as Community Focal Points • Provide training to Community Focal Points as required. Primary Outcome/ Output • The community becomes an integral component in the management of Hakaluki Haor as an ECA • Community groups are empowered to effectively and meaningfully contribute to management discourse Prepared by UNOPS Consultant Mr. Sulma Warne August/ September 2005 for Project BGD/99/G31 37
Constraints Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project BGD/99/G31 Hakaluki Haor Draft Conservation Management Plan • Community groups are tiring of “lots of talk and little on-the-ground action” and as a result are losing confidence in the drive towards the management and conservation of Hakaluki Haor • Many community groups want to see direct socio-economic benefits before they become involved in conservation efforts • Ensuring the sustainability of VCG and CBO involvement in the on-going management of Hakaluki Haor will be a significant challenge 7.3.2 Education and Awareness Raising The combination of education and awareness raising of the local community is, perhaps, the single most powerful tool that can be employed to help shape and change attitudes in support of conservation efforts. This is especially the case in relation to younger generations, but is also applicable to older generations particularly if effective and appropriate strategies are incorporated into a comprehensive and integrated education and awareness raising programme. A number of activities have already been initiated aimed educating and building awareness among the community. A brochure about the importance of Hakaluki Haor was developed in Bangla and distributed widely among communities living in and around the ECA. Billboards have been designed and arrangements are being made to have them placed at strategic locations around the ECA. Some contain more general information on the importance of conservation while others have been specifically designed to raise awareness about the need to protect endangered species such as the Lesser Adjutant Stalk. World Environment and World Wetland Days are celebrated regularly. In addition, research is being conducted to identify and locate all the education institutions and local markets in the ECA as these are considered to be sites where education and awareness raising activities are likely to have the most impact. Management Actions • Develop a comprehensive and integrated education and awareness raising programme including a detailed discussion of the range of tools, techniques, and approaches needed for educating the community about the importance of biodiversity conservation • Prepare a framework which outlines the strategies necessary for reaching the whole spectrum of stakeholders living in and around Hakaluki Haor with particular emphasis on often marginalised groups such as women, children, and ethnic minorities • Identify the partner organisation including local community groups with whom education and awareness raising activities will be undertaken • Implement the education and awareness raising programme in close collaboration with local community groups • Prepare a report which documents and defines all the educational institutions and local markets within the ECA and which includes recommendations about how to best involve and target these institutions • Continue to celebrate with the involvement of local community groups and relevant government agencies important events which support conservation efforts • Carry-out, in collaboration with local community groups, ad hoc education and awareness raising activities whilst the preparation of a comprehensive education and awareness raising programme is underway. This could include, but not be limited to, the following: Prepared by UNOPS Consultant Mr. Sulma Warne August/ September 2005 for Project BGD/99/G31 38
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