1. Prepared by Mizanur Rahman Abdullah all masum Irin Sultana Salma Nasrin

2. 1st Batch Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka

3. Welcome

4. GYPSY

5. Sundarban The mangrove forest

13. Classified as tropical moist forest. Temperatures vary between 30o and 21oC High temperatures occur from mid-March to mid-June Low in December and January.

15. Most rainfall occurs during the monsoon from May to October.

16. Humidity varies from 70% at Satkhira to 80% at Patuakhali.

19. Flora ,

27. Tourist can enjoy…..

29. few accommodation and transportation facilities………. A large well equipped rest house at Hiron point A smaller one at katka Some launches equipped with catering and sleeping facilities Visitors can stay in Khulna and Bagerhat

31. Bay of Bengal Exploration Honey Collection (April – June) BonbibiMela (January) Dubla Rash PurnimaMela Bird-watching Tours Fishing with Trained Otters :

33. Observing wildlife up close

35. The local people of Sundarban pray for their safety to Bonbibi, The local deity and once a year they arrange a festive occasion with music, theaters, fairs etc.

40. Management constraints Geographical position Natural calamity Over exploitation of timber resources and fauna Illegal hunting and trapping Killing and marketing of marine mammals for food

44. A common boundary of approx. 20 km with Bangladesh. Rivers Raimongal and Harinbhanga form boundary with. Large unmanned stretches of border area. High population density with low socio economic status

45. Extremely poor fringe population

46. Pollution

47. Global warming Though no concrete studies carried out to this effect Potential danger in the long run

48. Recommendation

49. Protection Establishment of new land based camps Special patrolling during sensitive periods Local youth involved in patrolling Floating camps and check posts Protection Monitoring Protocol Development of intelligence network

50. Raising awareness

51. Regulating ecotourism

52. Thanks