Draft CMP HH - the Department of Environment

Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project BGD/99/G31
Hakaluki Haor Draft Conservation Management Plan
� Teaching materials
� Story books
� Multi-topic booklets
� Songs and poetry
� Posters – birds, fish, swamp forest
species etc.
� Pamphlets
� T-shirts and hats
� TV ads
� Documentaries
� Topic specific campaigns – bird
hunting, fry fish catching etc.
� Radio announcements
� Theatre, plays, and pantomimes
� Competitions
� Integrating conservation concerns
into religious teachings
� Movies and documentaries
• Maintain records of all education and awareness materials developed for review, refinement and
re-use as required
• Place priority in undertaking activities to raise awareness about threatened and critically
endangered species
• Ensure that all awareness materials developed include options which provide local communities
with specific instructions about how to contribute to and/ or get involved in conservation efforts
Primary Outcome/ Output
• There is a much wider understanding and awareness among the local community and throughout
the country about the ecological and socio-economic importance of Hakaluki Haor
Constraints
• Education and awareness raising activities may be effective in the short-term but unless viable
alternatives are identified which promote change away from habits that are damaging to the
environment such efforts may not be sustainable in the long-term
• Education and awareness activities can be quite expensive operations which may be difficult to
keep funding over the long-term
7.3.3 Tourism
Hakaluki Haor has significant tourism potential. Scenically it is very picturesque with a landscape
that changes dramatically between winter and summer months. The site is probably most attractive
during the dry season after the flooding has receded leaving expansive open grassy plains dotted
with many different sized water bodies which attract large numbers of wintering populations of
birds especially migratory ducks. The perimeter of the ECA has its own charm characterised by
rolling hills covered largely in tea gardens and rubber plantations. During the summer, the ECA
turns into a large inland freshwater lake the sites of which can be enjoyed by a leisurely cruise on a
local boat.
The promotion of tourism at Hakaluki Haor is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, it will
help to raise awareness throughout the country about the ecological and socio-economic importance
of the ECA. Additionally, as Hakaluki Haor is a wintering site for birds of global significance there
is also potential to promote the ECA within the region and even internationally especially among
the bird watching community. Secondly, by involving appropriate community groups in tourism
activities an alternative income generating source will be created and as a result the pressure of
unsustainable activities on the ECA will be reduced. Thirdly, tourism can also help to generate
funds to support the on-going management costs of the ECA.
Prepared by UNOPS Consultant Mr. Sulma Warne August/ September 2005 for Project BGD/99/G31 39