The World Bank in Bangladesh

Approach

Results in Numbers

The first World Bank regional project in South Asia, the SRCWP follows a two-pronged approach: capacity building to address the illegal wildlife trade through regional cooperation; and habitat protection and management to generate regional conservation benefits and address the human-wildlife conflict. The first component builds capacity to address the illegal trans-boundary wildlife trade and aims to bring about regional harmonization and collaboration in combating wildlife crime through strengthened legislative and regulatory frameworks, well equipped specialized agencies and systems, as well as relevant training and awareness programs for staff across the range of agencies that contribute to the enforcement of wildlife laws and regulations. The second component is designed to promote wildlife conservation in Asia through a virtual regional centre of excellence, support control of invasive species; improve existing park infrastructure; species monitoring and recovery programs; preparation and implementation of endangered species recovery plans; protection of inviolate areas for species conservation; implementation of real-time field based monitoring systems; development of landscape scale imaging platforms and strengthening enforcement of laws and regulations and innovative research projects in wildlife conservation. It will also fill crucial knowledge gaps in addressing the regional threats to conservation. Two countries – Bangladesh and Nepal – are participating in the first phase.

The Wildlife Conservation and Security Act 2012 approved by Bangladesh Parliament.

735 officials of BFD received training to respond

to wildlife crimes through 26 national training programs.

Established Wildlife Crime Control Unit that has been

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able to detect and file cases on wildlife offenses and rescued nearly 2,118 wild animals from October 2012 to June 2013. Undertaken sea turtle monitoring program that successfully released approximately hatchlings to offshore waters.

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A National Tiger Recovery Plan has been prepared.

4 projects for management of human-wildlife

conflict, elephant conservation, and carrying capacity assessment for ecotourism in the Sundarbans are under implementation.

Towards the Future

India has demonstrated its commitment to cooperate in regional wildlife conservation through its bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) relating to wildlife and ecosystems with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal and is expected to collaborate on furthering the project’s goals.

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The World Bank in Bangladesh

Published on Dec 31, 2013

World Bank Publications

"Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, yet it has achieved impressive progress since its independence in 1971. With a vibrant economy that has grown at nearly 6 percent per year in the last decade, Bangladesh has seen the number of poor drop by one-third during the same period. In this remarkable journey, the World Bank has enjoyed a strong relationship with Bangladesh that spans four decades. It has supported Government efforts in economic growth, power, infrastructure, disaster management, human development and poverty reduction. Since 1972, the World Bank has committed more than US$ 16 billion to advance Bangladesh’s development priorities. This publication provide a glimpse of the ongoing World Bank projects in Bangladesh and showcase an important partnership aimed at creating opportunities for the disadvantaged, the poor and the vulnerable. It conveys what the World Bank have come to learn through many years of engagement with this