How It Works
Module Description
BFIS modules have been organized according to four categories as follow: Development Activities, Management and Conservation, Forest Assessment, and Knowledge Management. The BFIS modules are being progressively updated and developed.
Development Activities
Human resources related information in Bangladesh Forest Department
On-going projects with Bangladesh Forest Department
National and sub-national forestry plans and targets for the forestry sector that address the long term goals
Management and Conservation
Social forestry related information
Status of forest legal cases
A tool to store and access standardized wildlife observation data under the wildlife circle
Land area, geographic location, species, and rotation of plantations for map preparation, management and monitoring
Location, availability of saplings, tree species of nurseries under Bangladesh Forest Department
Location, maps and other related details of the wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and other conservation areas
Information about REDD+ readiness in Bangladesh
Information and status of forest land and land tenure
e-Government Procurement system under the Public Procurement Reform Program
Integrated budget and accounting system on financial allocation and management
Site–specific planning will identify the most desirable management practices to ensure that areas are managed in a sustainable manner.
Forest Assessment
Forest related databases to support GHG inventory for land use land use change and forestry sector, volume, biomass and carbon stock calculation
Geospatial information about forest and land cover in Bangladesh
Database of Biophysical and socio-economic survey
Information about plant species in Bangladesh such as botanical names, local names, habitat, photos, and much more
Knowledge Management
An e-library for electronic forest related documents including project and Bangladesh Forest Department documents and relevant articles
Gallery contains the documentary and pictures on different activities of forest department for supporting the forest management and conservation in the country
Information on the training and educational institutes
Latest News & Updates
A new module added.
BFIS e-Library added for digital archiving of document.
A new module added.
e-Government Procurement system under the Public Procurement Reform Program.
About BFIS
The Bangladesh Forest Information System (BFIS) was developed by the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change with the technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funding from the UN-REDD programme and USAID. The BFIS is managed by the Resources Information Management System Unit of BFD.
The BFIS includes different modules/tools for accessing, adding, and updating information related to forest resource management. Modules are organised according to four categories (1) development activities, (2) management and conservation, (3) forest assessment, and (4) knowledge management. The different modules provide information for BFD personnel to update information about forest management and planning, archive, visualize and download geospatial and other forest related data and encourage data and knowledge sharing between national entities.
What BFIS Offers
Information on existing human resources within the forest department
Information about the on-going project, their objectives, intervention areas
National plans and targets for the forestry sector
Information about social forestry activities including beneficiaries, plantations, benefit distributions
Information on the status of forest legal cases related to the disturbance on forest land
Standardized wildlife observation data under the wildlife circle
Data and information on plantation area, geographical location, species, rotations, etc.
Data and information on the forest nurseries including their locations, availability of seedlings, etc.
Location, maps and other related details of the wildlife sanctuaries, national parks
Information about REDD+ in Bangladesh
Information about the status of forest lands
National e-Government Procurement system integrated budget and accounting system