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To reduce the vulnerability of these communities to climate change and to help them adapt to its effects, UNDP began working with Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment and Forest on an innovative project.  Char Kukri-Mukri was one of four sites chosen for this project which is establishing 6,100 hectares of mangrove plantations and 935 hectares of timber species and fruit trees.  Women in Char Kukri-Mukri have been trained to grow mangrove saplings, as well as trees used for timber, such as bamboo, and in forest management.   Mangrove saplings will soon be planted along the coastline to create mangrove forests containing over 2.5 million trees over the four sites.