Through community charters, 17 villages have outlined their aspirations and responsibilities to restore the degraded lands in Rowangchhari and Bandarban Sadar Upazila of Bandarban.

This initiative is the output of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) component of COMPASS funded by the USAID, jointly implemented by the Arannayk Foundation, Tahzingdong, and the USFS as the lead partner.

The project has provided supports to restore more than 1,000 hectares of degraded land and assisted a total of 17 villages to prepare a Charter for each village as a part of the Sustainability Activity Plan to improve, protect and manage these restored forests.

The 17 charters are committed to (1) maintaining silvicultural operations like weeding and mulching of their own restored land by the community itself, (2) keeping around a 30-meter steep slope, from the stream to above jhum land, un-touched to protect landslide and control soil erosion, (3) creating awareness in landscape restoration, wildlife conservation and gender issues, (4) practising controlled fire and fire line during jhum cultivation period, and (5) seeking financial assistance to run 5 years sustainability activity plan.

This journey is a testament to the active participation and determination of communities coming together for sustainable management of land to secure a resilient future.

We Mourn the sudden demise of Prof Dr Saleemul Huq, the leading global climate expert and the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).

His unmatched legacy will inspire us for years and generations to come, to fight climate challenges.

Rest in eternal peace!

A Resounding Celebration for World Elephant Day!

With great joy, we share the remarkable event orchestrated by the collaborative efforts of USAID's GREEN LIFE project and Arannayk Foundation held on 12th August 2023 at the Inani CMC Office, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar. 

The day commenced with a vibrant rally, where our collective voices echoed our unwavering commitment to safeguarding elephants and their habitats. This symbolic procession aimed to ignite awareness and foster empathy for these magnificent creatures.

 Our event was graced by the presence of esteemed dignitaries from the Bangladesh Forest Department, including Mr. Md. Sarwoar Alam, Divisional Forest Officer of Cox's Bazar South Forest Division, who adorned the role of Chief Guest. A compelling awareness session on Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation was delivered by Mr. Ashis Kumar Datta, Consultant at Arannayk Foundation, shedding light on elephants' significance and the urgent need for their protection. The participants competed in a quiz competition specifically focused on elephants as part of the awareness-raising campaign as well.

We extend heartfelt gratitude to the International Elephant Foundation for extending their help that is assisting us to magnify our impact in the realm of elephant conservation.

 Our GREEN LIFE project team, along with dedicated beat officers, rangers, and the local community, demonstrated the strength of collaboration in nurturing our natural heritage.

At Arannayk Foundation, we are driven by a shared vision of coexistence and conservation. This event was a poignant stride toward a future where elephants thrive alongside humans in harmony. Stay tuned for more stories as our journey continues, propelled by the generosity of the International Elephant Foundation.

We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with Creative Conservation Alliance.

As we both are working at the intersection of biodiversity issues and actions, this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sets the stage for an incredible collaboration to protect our country’s diverse wildlife and natural habitats.

Through this MoU, we will be exploring opportunities to conserve species and biodiversity while conserving ecosystem services, designing, and implementing programs to safeguard vulnerable and critically endangered species, raising community awareness, and promoting engagement to minimize human-wildlife conflict, collaborating on programs, including wildlife conservation, that benefit our environment.

We're especially excited about our joint efforts to scale effective interventions in wildlife conservation, tackle wildlife crime prevention, and implement species conservation measures for critically threatened animals. 

The progress review meeting of the #ArannaykFoundation implemented GREEN LIFE project, funded by #USAID, was held on 12th June 2022 at the conference room of Arannayk Foundation headquarter. The GREEN LIFE project team presented the activities and achievements of the project during the April - June 2022 Quarter to the USAID team that consisted of the USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) for the GREEN LIFE Project Aklima Haque and the AORs for the other two Local Works projects of USAID - Tanzila Tasnuva (AOR for ECOLIFE Project, implemented by NACOM) and Shahadat Hossain Shakil (AOR for Nature and Life Project, implemented by CODEC).The USAID team offered their valuable feedback on the ongoing and completed activities of the GREEN LIFE project and suggested ways to addressing the challenges being faced by the project. Arannayk Foundation’s Executive Director Rakibul Hasan Mukul was present in this meeting.

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