Sundarban Biodiversity Conservation Project

Location

Sundarbans Reserve Forest area at the southwest region of Bangladesh

Type of Project

Hydrological Study of the Sundarbans

Period of Study

October 2000 to March 2002

Client

Asian Development Bank

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Biodiversity conservation for Sundarbans. The field data collection includes water level, discharge, sediment concentration, water quality testing, soil nutrient sampling and testing.  It also includes tidal micro current measurement on the forestland topographic survey, in-situ measurement of sedimentation on the forestland, river morphology and hydrological study.  The data and the model are intended to be useful for identifying sources of pollution, establishing environmental indicators and developing management option to mitigate harmful changes in the water ecosystems of the area.

A GIS based database has been developed for archiving the collected field data in an organized way to be useful for users of different disciplines to understand the complex water ecosystems of Sunderbans.

Equipment used             :           RTK GPS, Total Station, Optical Level, Echosounder, Salinometer, Oxygen meter, Turbidity meter, Submersible CTP, Currentmeter-(1) DNC-3M (2) Valeport, Sediment Sampler-(1) SK110 (2) Sediment pump (3) van Veen Grab