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Economic incentives to conserve Hilsa fish (Tenualosa Ilisha) in Bangladesh

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£208,315
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Bangladesh

Summary

By the end of this project, an improved mechanism for ensuring sustainable management of Hilsha fishery is put in place, incorporating incentives conditional on compliance with fishing restrictions and other provisions of management plans. These plans are based on ecological and socioeconomic assessment and agreed in a bottom-up participatory process with fisher communities. An effective payment mechanism reduces threats to marine biodiversity and contribute to poverty alleviation through improved targeting of those affected, maintaining a food source for the poor, and enabling continued employment of small-scale fishers in Bangladesh and beyond:Myanmar and India.
 
Status Current
Reference 20-015
Round 19
Start 01/04/2013
End 31/05/2016

Project Leader

Lead Organisation

Project Partners
Dept of Fisheries, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies - BCAS, Bangladesh Agricultural University


Regions
South Asia

Biomes
MARINE COASTAL

Production
WILDLIFE HARVEST, FISHERIES

Threats To Biodiversity
OVER EXPLOITATION

Broad Approches
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, BENEFIT SHARING, LIVELIHOODS, POVERTY REDUCTION, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCENTIVES, SUSTAINABLE USE, GOODS SERVICES, SPECIES CONSERVATION

Specific Tools
IMPACT ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, CEPA, RESEARCH TRAINING

Countries
Bangladesh

Documents:
Download: Final Report - 20-015 FR - 16/02/2017

Download: Annual Report - 20-015 AR2 - 21/09/2015

Download: Half Year Report - 20-015 HR2 - 21/05/2015

Download: Annual Report - 20-015 AR1 - 17/09/2015

Download: Half Year Report - 20-015 HR1 - 29/04/2015

Download: Application Form - 20-015 App St2 edited - 22/01/2015