Trans-boundary biodiversity, opportunities for collaboration 21
March 2012 | Event Hilsa fish would benefit from more policy
coordination between India and Bangladesh, suggested experts at
the International Workshop on Biodiversity organised by IUCN. As
a healthy trans-boundary ecosystem provides great value to both
countries, a scientific assessment of biodiversity status,
threats and needs is essential, they added. The day long
workshop titled ‘International Workshop on Trans-boundary
Biodiversity: Joint Research Dissemination and Policy Dialogue’
was held on 21 March 2012 in Savar, Bangladesh, as part of the
research and dialogue process initiated by IUCN through its
project Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative
(E4L). Attended by about 25 participants, the workshop provided
an opportunity for the joint research team comprising scientists
from Bangladesh and India to present their findings on Hilsa
(Tenualosa ilisha) and their identification of policy options
for the conservation of the specie