Protected Areas of Bangladesh: Current Status and efficacy for Biodiversity Conservation

Sharif A Mukul; M B Uddin; M S Uddin; M A S A Khan; B Marzan

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Protected Areas of Bangladesh: Current Status and efficacy for Biodiversity Conservation

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Protected Areas of Bangladesh: Current Status and efficacy for Biodiversity Conservation

Sharif A Mukul, M B Uddin, M S Uddin, M A S A Khan and B Marzan

Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Vol.45(2), pp.59-68

2008

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Abstract

Environmental Science and Management

protected area

status and distribution

biodiversity conservation

co-management

This paper reviews the present status of, challenges to, and prospects for protected areas (PAs) in Bangladesh. The purpose of the study was to provide up-to-date information on country's PAs to various national and international donor and conservation agencies. So far, a total of eighteen PAs have been notified and managed by the country's Forest Department (FD). Although PAs have been established for all of Bangladesh's forest types, in reality these areas are not really protected, mainly due to poor focus on public involvement in PA management process. Furthermore, the distribution, area and number of PAs are not adequate to conserve the rich biological diversity exceptionally possessed by the country. The study concluded that effective co-management, between PA managers and local forest user groups, which ensures clearly defined rights of various stakeholders on PAs and their active participation in decision-making processes, is necessary to secure the future of PAs in Bangladesh.

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Title: Protected Areas of Bangladesh: Current Status and efficacy for Biodiversity Conservation
Authors: Sharif A Mukul (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M B Uddin (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M S Uddin (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M A S A Khan (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
B Marzan (Author) - Maizdee Balika Biddyanekaton, Bangladesh
Publication details: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Vol.45(2), pp.59-68
Publisher: Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Date published: 2008
ISSN: 0377-2969
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451269802621
Output Type: Journal article

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