10/06/2026
We congratulate the Government of Bangladesh, the Department of Fisheries, and all partners and MPA Working Committee members on the declaration of the Kuakata and Salimpur MPAs, a landmark achievement that brings Bangladesh's MPA coverage to 10.5% of its EEZ, marking an important step towards achieving the 30x30 goal under Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
This milestone reflects years of dedicated collaboration, scientific effort, and policy commitment of government and non-government conservation partners to protect the country's rich marine biodiversity.
WCS Bangladesh has been proud to support this process and remains committed to supporting the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening protection for threatened marine species and their habitats through the effective management of marine protected areas and will continue this work through the Blue Action Fund supported Sustho Sagor (Healthy Ocean) project.