This document summarizes a presentation on natural resource use and management in coastal Bangladesh. It discusses the high levels of poverty in coastal areas and outlines research conducted through participatory mapping, focus groups, and network analysis. Key natural resources in coastal ecosystems like land, water, forests, fisheries and agriculture are described, along with social and ecological dynamics and problems. The various actors involved in resource use and their actions are identified. The network architecture shows information and capacity networks, and horizontal and vertical linkages between local, regional, national and international actors. Examples of decisions impacting people and ecosystems are provided. Urgent needs for action and research are identified in areas like mangrove forests, wetlands, fisheries, agriculture, and