Tanguar Haor/Ramsar site
Ms Patti Moore, IUCN Asia Regional Office, discusses outcomes of training at the Natural Resource Governance workshop, Dhaka.

Natural Resource Governence workshop brings together regional Asia experts

More than 150 people participated in a two-day training workshop on “Perspectives on Governance and Natural Resource Governance” from 9-10 March , Dhaka, organized by IUCN Bangladesh. …  

09 Mar 2010 | Events - Event

Recovered poacher's net during the trial of commercial fish harvest in Tanguar Haor in north-east Bangladesh January 2010

Poachers activity foiled – success for community wetland protection

Last week local community leaders in Tanguar Hoar, a wetland located in the Sunamganj district, lead a combined team to recover illegal nets to the value of almost US $3000, which were set in a ‘no fishing zone’. …  

09 Feb 2010 | Events - Event

Local people fishing in Tanguar Hoar, north-east Bangladesh

Caring for wetlands

Around the world today communities are participating in the United Nations  “World Wetlands Day”.  IUCN Bangladesh is marking this occasion by celebrating the incredible biodiversity that wetlands support and their importance as a resource for local communities. …  

02 Feb 2010 | Events - Event