ABOUT ESDO
A Non-Profit Action Research Organization
ESDO, Since 1990
Environment and Social Development Organization – ESDO is a non-profit and non-government action research organization in Bangladesh. It works to disseminate messages about the need for environmental conservation, committed to protecting biological diversity and ensuring ecological balance. Since the official formation of ESDO in 1990, we have focused on generating knowledge amongst the broader community about how anthropogenic activities negatively impact the environment. ESDO strives to improve the livelihoods, socio-economic status, and environmental education of some of the most vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. ESDO invests in people who care for the environment by providing essential inputs and capacity building. As a pioneer organization in banning Plastic Bags in Bangladesh, we want to ensure self-reliant urban and rural communities who live in harmony with their healthy environment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote and encourage an environmental movement through a participatory democratic framework involving diverse social groups, and to assist them with ideas, information, and leadership for addressing the triple planetary crisis; climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution (particularly plastic pollution) and promoting a safe, sustainable, and toxic-free world.
Our Vision
Our vision is to see Bangladesh, as well as all developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and in contributing to this works to protect and conserve nature and life from toxic and plastic pollution; reduce poverty; increase literacy and education; empower women in rural communities, improve health services through sustainable environmental livelihood; ensure environmental health; enhance climate resilience; and promote adaptability. Through these multifaceted efforts, ESDO is dedicated to creating a better and more sustainable future for communities across the globe.