The idea of ‘Wetland Eco-Industrialization’ represents an innovative economic ‘Model’ aimed at swiftly converting global poverty into sustainable wealth with equity by utilizing global natural green plant resources from wetlands such as rivers, lakes, canals, dams, ponds, and more in a pragmatic ‘wise-use’ manner. Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes Mart.), Reed Cane Grass (Arundo donax L.), Southern cattail (Typha domingensis Pers.), and several other wetland grasses are the primary chosen resources for this proposed wetland industrial endeavors. The World Bank aims to eradicate extreme global poverty by 2030 and encourage the distribution of prosperity to those in extreme poverty. The foremost development goal of the United Nations is to eliminate poverty by 2030. The Government of India aims to significantly reduce poverty in order to elevate the nation from its current position as a developing country to a developed country by 2047. The task of poverty alleviation is common to all. A comprehensive and innovative approach that fully utilizes both natural and human resources, combined with a strong commitment to mutual respect, honor, and acceptance among all individuals as part of a unified World Human Family, can eliminate not just extreme poverty, but overall poverty as demonstrated in the proposed Model

Wetland, Global Poverty, Wetland plants, Radical Transformation, Handicrafts, Innovation Economics, Entrepreneur, Trade promotion, Environment Protection, Sustainable Livelihood

The eternal Nature with its various resources both natural and human in plenty is standing within and in ahead of mankind with a general call for humans to utilise it most wisely. The humans have been utilising both the resources in the process of their various economic activities. But, in reality, on one side, a large portion of human resources could not be utilised sufficiently and efficiently. On the other hand, a large portion of water body and wetland grown green natural resources, have not been gainfully utilised mainly due to ignorance of its industrial and agro-industrial utility. However, a group of researchers, artisans and entrepreneurs globally have been continuously trying to transform water hyacinth into market viable products since last 50 years. Yet, in reality, the products made of water hyacinth either in the form of organic fertiliser or commonly in the form of handicrafts have not been popularised as new fashionable goods to attract the regional or global consumers except a selected few in some selected places. In addition to water hyacinth, in vast areas of wetlands various other green herbs and grasses are also growing in plenty. With these raw materials a new type of industrialisation can be made in the name of ‘Wetland Eco-Industrialisation’. Global Wetland Green Resources available free of cost in plenty is the blessings of Nature on Humans in the Society to work for rapid transformation of ‘Global Extreme Poverty’ into ‘Sustainable Developmental Prosperity

Manindra Nath Mukherjee, Onkar Nath Maurya and Tanay Shil (2025). ‘Wetland Eco-Industrialization’ for Radical Transformation of Extreme Global Poverty into Sustainable Prosperity: A Case Study on ‘Bengal Eco-Craft’ in West Bengal, India. Biological Forum, 17(7): 40-49