What is the haor ecosystem in Bangladesh?
What is the biodiversity of Tanguar Haor a Ramsar site of Bangladesh?
Tanguar Haor has outstanding conservation value, being a natural freshwater wetland in the country,
seasonally harbouring up to 60,000 migratory waterfowl along with many resident birds, more than 140 fish species and last vestiges of swamp forest. But the floral and faunal diversity of Tanguar Haor is under
extensive threat because of unsustainable use of resources.
In 1999, Government of Bangladesh declared the Tanguar Haor Basin as an “Ecologically Critical Area”
to highlight its ecological importance and to monitor its environmental quality. In 2000, the haor basin
was declared as the country’s second Ramsar site – wetland of international importance.