Jakir Hossain of Unnayan Onneshan
participated at 2nd Working Group Meeting on Protected
Areas (WPGA 2) held at FAO headquarter, Rome, Italy from
11th -15th February 2008. He also presented a paper on
“Indigenous and Local Communities Rights and
Participation in Protected Areas” at the side event
organized by “Forest Peoples Programme, UK” on February
14, 2008. The paper was jointly written by Jakir Hossain,
Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir and Nazmul Huq.
A poster by Unnayan Onneshan was also displayed at the
meeting titled “The Sundarban Reserve Forest In
Bangladesh – An Urgent Call To Ensure The Full And
Effective Participation Of Indigenous And Traditional
Resource Users In Its Governance And Management ”
Paper Link
Power Point Presentation of the Paper
Poster displayed at the WPGA2