Nature environment and wildlife society (NEWS) in association with Kakdwip research centre of ICAR-CIBA organized a one day workshop on Community Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) at seminar hall of KRC of ICAR-CIBA, Kakdwip, West Bengal on 11 December 2023. The work shop started with formal welcome address by the Joint Secretary & Programme Director, NEWS. Dr. Debasis De, Head of research centre, KRC, CIBA delivered inaugural address for the programme. Two foreign delegates, Dr. Laura Michie, PhD, Program Manager & CBEMR Trainer and Mr. Leo Thom, Creative director, Mangrove action project, Seattle, United States were the key resource persons in the programme. Dr. Laura Michie, in her key note address, presented the brief about the various activities of Mangrove action project. She also emphasized the various methodologies of community based mangrove restoration projects handled by the team. Around 40 delegates and environmental activists in and around the Sundarbans participated in the programme. 
