Proceedings

Proceedings of the Regional Public Hearing Workshop on GMO Prepared by Orbicon, Denmark and IUCN Bangladesh
	The Present Workshop Report compiles and summaries the papers, the discussions and the recommendations from the Regional Public Hearing Workshop held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 February 2006 and from the smaller Follow-Up Workshop 13 February 2006. The Workshop Reports has been compiled by Orbicon and IUCN Bangladesh. The papers are put in the report in the sequence, which would be natural for the reader, and not always in the order they were presented at the workshop.
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Proceedings of the Inception Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Edited by Ainun Nishat, M. Khairul Alam, Mir Waliuzzaman, Remeen Firoz
	The Proceedings of the Inception Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan are the outcome of the Inception Workshop held on 29th December 2003 on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. The Inception Workshop was the initiation for the development of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh. The major objective of the workshop was to incorporate the feedback of the participants representing cross section of the stakeholder groups including the government and nongovernmental organizations as regards the formulation and development of the NBSAP document.
Download PDF	IISBN 984-8574-19-1, 2005, 240x180mm, viii + 31pp.
Proceedings of the Regional Workshops on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Edited by Remeen Firoz, S.M. Mobasher, Mir Waliuzzaman, M. Khairul Alam
	The Proceedings of the Regional Workshops on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is the outcome of the six regional workshops held in six administrative divisions of the country. It contains the status and threats of biodiversity at regional level and recommended actions for biodiversity conservation and management.
Download PDF	ISBN 984-8574-00-X, 2004, 280x210mm, xvi +167pp.
Proceedings of the Second National Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Edited by Remeen Firoz, S.M. Mobasher, M. Khairul Alam,  and Mir Waliuzzaman
	The Proceedings is one of the major output of the Second National Workshop. These reflect the National views about guiding principles in formulating the NBSAP.  More than 200 participants critically analysed different issues and further enriched the findings with more sharpened inputs.
Download PDF	ISBN 984-8574-01-8, 2004, 280x210mm, xiv + 107pp.
Proceedings of the First National Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Edited by M. Khairul Alam, S.M. Mobasher, Remeen Firoz, Ainun Nishat, Mir Waliuzzaman
	The Proceedings of the First National Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan contains the primary framework of the biodiversity conservation strategy and action plan. The Inception Workshop held on December 29, 2002 had adopted a participatory planning process for developing the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) that envisaged holding thematic consultation meetings with professionals and six regional workshops at the six administrative divisional headquarters. Accordingly, consultation meetings with experts under different themes and regional workshops with participants from all walks of life were held. Findings from the consultation meetings and the regional workshops were presented in this proceeding.
Download PDF	ISBN 984-729-021-0, 2003, 280x210mm, vi +72pp.
Proceedings of the Workshop on the Shrimp Industries of Bangladesh: Facing the Challenges of Globalization Dr. Ainun Nishat, Prof. A.K. Enamul Haque, S.M. Munjurul Hannan Khan
	This Proceeding has been published on the basis of the two-day long workshop on the shrimp industries of Bangladesh: facing the challenges of globalization on 24 and 25 April 2003 in Dhaka. IUCN Bangladesh and International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada jointly organized the workshop. The objectives of the workshop proceeding are to disseminate the research information among various stakeholders in the shrimp industry and to help the industry to organize its activities under the WTO regime of trade.
Download PDF	ISBN 984-32-0861-1, 2003, 280x210mm, vi +83pp.
Linking People with Nature Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for the Himal Region Edited by Ainun Nishat, Mir Waliuzzaman and Javed Ahmed
	The Himal Region - the Hindukush-Karakorum-Himalayas (HKH) - is the world's largest mountain region extending 3,500km from Myanmar in the east to Afghanistan in the west, from the Tibetan Plateau in the north to the Indo-Ganges basin in the south. To develop an IUCN Bangladesh mountain programme for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in this region, a twoday workshop was organized in Dhaka. The proceedings of this workshop focus on the prioritized list of conservation issues in the Himal region, as well as perceived gaps and recommendations for a Himal programme, a needs assessment and prioritization of conservation issues in the participating countries.
Download PDF	ISBN 984-746-001-0, 2000, 280 x 205mm, vi + 77pp., b/w photos
National Forum on Multi-stakeholder Sustainability Planning in Bangladesh Edited by Ainun Nishat, Mir Waliuzzaman and Shehrina Tabassum
	Chapters 8 and 38 of Agenda 21 called on all countries to establish multi-stakeholder structures and mechanisms to follow through with their commitments made at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. These multi-stakeholder mechanisms, referred to as National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs), are effective mechanisms for achieving success in sustainable development efforts. In collaboration with Earth Council, Costa Rica, a forum was held in Dhaka in 1999 which gathered experts from the different sectors of society, including representatives from NGOs, business organizations, academics and government personnel. Experiences and information were shared, and a platform was created to establish a separate Bangladesh NCSD with Terms of Reference related to the National Agenda 21.
	ISBN 984-746-009-4, 2000, 280 x 210mm, xii + 188pp., tables, figures, photos