Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD)
Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), is an environmental and human rights NGO based in Bangladesh and established by Philip Gain in 1993. The main areas of SEHD's work are: research and investigative reporting, journalist training, seminars and other public events, advocacy, promotion of organic farming and promotion of Adivasi (indigenous) cultures.
Activities
Research and Investigative Reporting
SEHD’s research and investigative reporting is aimed at exploring complex human rights issues and their relationship with environmental problems. SEHD’s work has highlighted the problems faced by indigenous people in Bangladesh, sex workers and tea plantation workers. SEHD’s research also addresses the environmental problems associated with commercial and industrial plantations and forestry, energy issues, coastal erosion and climate change.
Journalist Training
SEHD provides training to journalists from newspapers, magazines, radio and television as well as individuals representing different ethnic communities, civil society organizations, and activists. Through training and public events, SEHD helps develop skills, knowledge and ideas thus inspiring advocacy and awareness raising about important issues within the broader community.
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