Bangladesh Vulture Conservation Action Plan 2016-2025. Country/Territory Bangladesh Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Policy/planning Wild fauna Protected area Protection of habitats Protection of species Birds Ecosystem preservation Endangered species Environmental planning Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Entry into force notes 2016-2025 Abstract The Bangladesh Vulture Conservation Action Plan (BVCAP) is a framework for sustainable conservation of vultures of Bangladesh for ten years 2016-2025. The vision of this action plan is to ensure a safe environment for vultures in Bangladesh where all kinds of threats will be minimized and where vultures will provide the desired ecological services. Increase the wild population of vultures through removal of veterinary drugs harmful for vultures, habitat protection and improvement, food security, scientific research and monitoring with active participation of communities at all levels are the main objectives of this plan. The four thematic areas of this plan are: 1. Management of Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs); 2. Removal (harmful NSAIDs for vultures and promotion (safe alternative drugs) of NSAIDs with awareness development among different stakeholders; 3. Conservation breeding of vultures; and 4. Monitoring and research on vultures. These thematic areas consist of programmes which are divided into activities. Full text English Website portals.iucn.org