The project aimed to assess the present state of wetlands biodiversity at the species and ecosystem level. Characterization of wetlands faunal and floral composition at various zones of the northeast Haor basin. The project also attempted to the identification of rate trend and pattern of wetlands biological resources use by the local community, classification, and prioritization of wetlands of ecosystems for management intervention.
The specific objectives of the project were:
- To collect past information on the wetland by literature review and interview of the local community
- To conduct an Arial survey and ground-truthing
- To conduct the biological survey; Faunal Survey and Floral Survey
- To collect socio-economic data of the local community around the wetland
- Species composition abundance, distribution
- Waterfowl census and monitoring
- Development of indicative management plan for the key sites
- Assess the resource use system and identify the threats
- Suggest conservation measures, recovery plan