Arannayk, under USAID Ecosystem/Protibesh Activities celebrates Co-Management Day
On 23 March 2024 Arannayk Foundation with support from the USAID Protibesh/Ecosystem Activities, being managed by Chemonics Inc, celebrated “Co-Management Day 2024” at a city hotel, to honor the sacrifice by all the community members who sacrificed their lives to conserve the forests of Bangladesh.
“Co-Management” which integrates the local community with the Forest Department as a protected area management approach, was introduced in 2003. Today, the participants of the event discussed the “Co-Management Successes and Way Forward” to conserve the forest and biodiversity of the protected areas of the country.
We bid special thanks to Mr. Md. Amir Hosain Chowdhury, Chief Conservator of Forests, for gracing the event as the Chief Guest, and convey our heartiest felicitation to the officials of the Bangladesh Forest Department and the Department of Environment, the COP and other staff members of USAID Protibesh/Ecosystem Activity, the Delegates from the USAID Bangladesh, and the Co-Management Network Leaders from across the country, for their lively participation and interaction towards weaving a way forward for more impactful Co-Management practices in the future.