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Newsletter | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | June 2026
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Communities: Shepherds for Greener Hills
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No one can conserve the forest better than the locals living there. But without proper training, equipment, and awareness, communities are often left helpless to protect the very forests they depend on.
With that in mind, Arannayk Foundation works closely with local communities, engaging people across all age groups. Through our Beyond Borders: ITHCP Big Cat Project, we engaged students of Shapchari High School to nurture minds empathetic to nature. With proper training in conservation, the youth of the project's sites have grown into responsible conservation volunteers. To accelerate land restoration, we have also engaged locals and trained them in plantation, assisted natural regeneration, and enrichment plantation, through our "Scaling up Forest Landscape Restoration in Chittagong Hill Tracts (SFLR)" project.
Find out more about our activities below.
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Trained Youths for Conservation in the CHT
Hands-on training on camera trap surveillance, GPS and platforms such as EarthRanger & Kobotoolbox for the youths from local communities of Bandarban and Rangamati.
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Tiny Hands, Big Impact
Students learned forest conservation firsthand through plantation, art, and a wildlife awareness rally at Shapchari High School.
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Training the Locals of Bandarban
We trained locals from the Bandarban with knowledges of Forest Landscape Restoration, Assisted Natural Regeneration, Enrichment Plantation and demonstration of plantation techniques.
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Inspired by Nature,
For the Future
Students of Jinamaju Orphanage learned tree identification and climate awareness through competitions, discussion, and community recognition.
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We welcomed two new team members at Arannayk Foundation.
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With over 10 years of field experience across BRAC, FAO, and the Bangladesh Forest Department, he brings deep on-ground insight to the team. Good to have you back, Shahidul!
Md Shahidul Islam
Project Assistant
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A Geography and Environmental Studies graduate from Rajshahi University, he brings prior experience from Save the Children, RIMES, and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Welcome aboard, Soumick!
Md Yeamun Hasan Soumick
Intern - GIS & MEL Unit
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Watch how Arannayk Foundation is restoring the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Episode 03 of Conservation Talk with Dr. Mohd Abdul Quddus.
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Voices of Conservation
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Stories from Arannayk Foundation
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Workplace, Through an
Anthropological View
An intern reflects on culture, community, and growth during her three months at Arannayk Foundation.
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Beyond Borders and Classrooms
Students at Shapchari High School pledge to protect the Kassalong forest and its Big Cat habitat.
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