**Project Proposal: Mangrove Plantation for Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh**
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**Cover Page**
**Title of the Project:** Mangrove Plantation for Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh
**Organization Name:**
**Name of the Donor:** Friendship Luxembourg
**Contact Details:**
Address: [Organization's Address]
Website: [Organization's Website]
Email: [Organization's Email]
**Submission Date:** [Submission Date]
**Relevant Image:** (Optional)
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**Table of Contents**
1. Executive Summary
2. Problem Statement
3. Project Description
- Goal
- Objectives
- Project Activities
- Methods
- Project Results
- Project Timeline
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Risk and Assumptions
- Sustainability
- Communication
4. Budget
5. Organization Profile
6. Logframe
7. Gantt Chart
8. Annexure
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**Executive Summary**
The "Mangrove Plantation for Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh" project aims to address the
critical environmental challenges faced by the Shyamnagar and Assasuni regions due to climate change.
Mangrove plantations will be established to protect embankments from high tides, improve the
livelihoods of local communities, reduce dependency on the Sundarbans, lower carbon dioxide levels,
and enhance the economic conditions of beneficiaries. This project, supported by Friendship
Luxembourg, is a five-year initiative (April 2018 to March 2023) that combines environmental
conservation with socio-economic development.
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**Problem Statement**
The coastal regions of Shyamnagar and Assasuni are increasingly vulnerable to high tides and storm
surges due to climate change, causing severe damage to embankments and local livelihoods. The lack of
vegetation exacerbates soil erosion and reduces the resilience of these areas to natural disasters. The
dependency of local communities on the Sundarbans for resources has also led to unsustainable
practices. Immediate intervention is required to mitigate these issues and ensure sustainable
development.
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**Project Description**
**Goal**
To enhance environmental sustainability and improve the socio-economic conditions of communities in
Shyamnagar and Assasuni through mangrove plantation.
**Objectives**
1. To protect embankments from high tides and storm surges by planting mangroves.
2. To provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities.
3. To reduce the dependency on the Sundarbans by promoting alternative resources.
4. To lower carbon dioxide levels through increased vegetation.
5. To enhance the economic conditions of local communities through livelihood support.
**Project Activities**
- **Site Selection:** Identify suitable locations for mangrove plantation.
- **Community Engagement:** Conduct workshops to educate local communities on the benefits of
mangrove plantation and involve them in the project.
- **Nursery Establishment:** Set up nurseries for growing mangrove saplings.
- **Plantation:** Conduct plantation drives with community participation.
- **Monitoring:** Regular monitoring of plantation sites to ensure the survival and growth of
mangroves.
**Methods**
1. **Site Selection:**
- **Surveys and Mapping:** Conduct geospatial surveys and use GIS mapping to identify suitable sites.
- **Soil Testing:** Perform soil tests to ensure the soil conditions are favorable for mangrove growth.
- **Community Consultations:** Engage with local communities to gather input on site selection.
2. **Community Engagement:**
- **Workshops and Training:** Organize workshops to educate the community about the importance
of mangroves and train them on planting techniques.
- **Awareness Campaigns:** Use local media and social networks to raise awareness about the
project.
3. **Nursery Establishment:**
- **Seed Collection:** Collect mangrove seeds from healthy, mature trees.
- **Nursery Setup:** Establish nurseries with appropriate conditions for seed germination and sapling
growth.
- **Sapling Care:** Implement best practices for sapling care to ensure healthy growth.
4. **Plantation:**
- **Planting Techniques:** Use appropriate planting techniques to ensure high survival rates of
mangroves.
- **Community Involvement:** Engage local community members in planting activities to foster
ownership and ensure sustainability.
5. **Monitoring:**
- **Regular Inspections:** Conduct regular inspections of plantation sites to monitor sapling growth
and health.
- **Data Collection:** Collect data on survival rates, growth rates, and environmental conditions.
- **Adaptive Management:** Use collected data to adapt management practices and improve project
outcomes.
**Project Results**
- **Outputs:**
- Establishment of mangrove nurseries
- Plantation of [Number] mangrove saplings
- Training of [Number] community members
- **Outcomes:**
- Improved protection of embankments
- Enhanced livelihood opportunities
- **Impact:**
- Increased environmental resilience
- Improved socio-economic conditions
**Project Timeline**
- **Year 1:** Site selection, community engagement, and nursery establishment
- **Year 2-4:** Plantation drives and monitoring
- **Year 5:** Evaluation and project completion
**Monitoring and Evaluation**
- **Success Measurement:** Survival rate of mangroves, reduction in embankment erosion, increase in
household income
- **Methods:** Field surveys, community feedback, and satellite imagery analysis
- **Responsibility:** CEGIS team and local community representatives
**Risk and Assumptions**
- **Risks:** Political instability, extreme weather events, lack of community participation
- **Mitigation:** Strong community engagement, flexible project design, collaboration with local
authorities
**Sustainability**
- **Participation:** Continuous involvement of local communities in project activities
- **Support from Authorities:** Collaboration with local government and environmental agencies
- **Project Sustainability:** Training local communities in mangrove management and developing eco-
tourism opportunities
**Communication**
- **Social Media:** Regular updates on project progress
- **Reports:** Annual and final project reports
- **Workshops:** Dissemination of project learnings and best practices
- **Case Studies:** Documentation of successful interventions
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**Budget**
| Category | Details | Amount (USD) |
|----------------|----------------------------------------|--------------|
| Salaries | Project staff | [Amount] |
| Fringe Benefits| Health, pension | [Amount] |
| Travel | Site visits, community engagement | [Amount] |
| Supplies | Nursery materials, planting tools | [Amount] |
| Equipment | Monitoring and evaluation tools | [Amount] |
| Total | | [Total Amount]|
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**Organization Profile**
**Organization Name:**
**Established Date:** [Date]
**Registration Details:** [Details]
**Contact Details:**
Address: [Address]
Website: [Website]
Email: [Email]
**Aim and Objectives:** To provide innovative solutions for environmental sustainability and socio-
economic development.
**History:** Established in [Year], CEGIS has been at the forefront of environmental research and
project implementation in Bangladesh.
**Track Record:** Successfully implemented projects on land use mapping, climate adaptation, and
community development.
**Organization Structure:** [Description]
**Awards:** [Awards]
**Certifications:** [Certifications]
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**Logframe**
| **Narrative Summary** | **Indicators** | **Means of Verification**
| **Assumptions** |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| **Goal:** | | |
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| Enhance environmental sustainability and | - Increased mangrove coverage (hectares) | - Satellite
imagery | - Political stability |
| improve socio-economic conditions of | - Reduced soil erosion rates | - Field surveys
| - Community participation |
| communities in Shyamnagar and Assasuni | - Increased household income | - Household
income surveys | |
| | | |
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| **Objectives:** | | |
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| 1. Protect embankments from high tides | - Number of mangroves planted | - Plantation
records | - Favorable climatic conditions |
| and storm surges | - Reduction in embankment breaches | - Government reports
| |
| 2. Provide sustainable livelihood | - Number of alternative livelihood | - Community
feedback | |
| opportunities | activities introduced | - Monitoring reports
| |
| 3. Reduce dependency on the Sundarbans | - Decrease in resource extraction from |-
Community surveys | |
| | Sundarbans | - Environmental impact assessments
| |
| 4. Lower carbon dioxide levels | - Increase in carbon sequestration levels | - Environmental
monitoring data | |
| 5. Enhance economic conditions of local | - Increase in average household income | - Household
income surveys | |
| communities | | |
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| **Outputs:** | | |
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| - Mangrove nurseries established | - Number of nurseries | - Field visits
| |
| - Mangrove saplings planted | - Number of saplings | - Plantation records
| |
| - Community members trained | - Number of community members trained | - Training
attendance sheets | |
| | | |
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| **Activities:** | | |
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| 1. Site selection | - Number of sites selected | - Site selection reports
| |
| 2. Community engagement | - Number of workshops conducted | - Workshop
attendance records | |
| 3. Nursery establishment | - Number of nurseries established | - Field visits
| |
| 4.
Plantation | - Number of saplings planted | - Plantation records
| |
| 5. Monitoring | - Regular monitoring reports | - Monitoring data
| |
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**Gantt Chart**
| Activities | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| **Site Selection** | **Q1** **Q2** | | | | |
| - Surveys and Mapping |X | | | | |
| - Soil Testing |X | | | | |
| - Community Consultations |X | | | | |
| **Community Engagement** | **Q3** **Q4** | | | | |
| - Workshops and Training |X | | | | |
| - Awareness Campaigns |X | | | | |
| **Nursery Establishment** | **Q1** **Q2** | **Q3** **Q4** | | | |
| - Seed Collection |X |X | | | |
| - Nursery Setup |X |X | | | |
| - Sapling Care |X |X | | | |
| **Plantation** | **Q3** **Q4** | **Q1** **Q2** | **Q3** **Q4** | **Q1** **Q2**
| **Q3** **Q4** |
| - Planting Techniques |X |X |X |X |X |
| - Community Involvement |X |X |X |X |X |
| **Monitoring** | **Q1** **Q2** | **Q3** **Q4** | **Q1** **Q2** | **Q3** **Q4**
| **Q1** **Q2** |
| - Regular Inspections |X |X |X |X |X |
| - Data Collection |X |X |X |X |X |
| - Adaptive Management |X |X |X |X |X |
| **Evaluation** | | | | **Q3** **Q4** | **Q1** **Q2** |
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**Annexure**
1. CV of Project Team
2. Evidence of Nonprofit Status
3. Research Reports/Data
4. Relevant Experience of the NGO
