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Development of Homestead Forest and Environment to Support the Rural People Living Adjacent to the Sundarbans.

S.M. Hasnin
Senior Research Officer
Mandrove Silviculture Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Mangrove Bhaban, Muzgunni,Khulna-9000

Dr.M. Masudur Rahman
Divisional Officer
Mandrove Silviculture Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Mangrove Bhaban, Muzgunni,Khulna-9000

Dr.A.S.M.Helal Siddiqui
Senior Research Officer
Mandrove Silviculture Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Mangrove Bhaban, Muzgunni,Khulna-9000

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Bangladesh is experiencing deforestation, degradation of existing forest, biomass shortage and decline in livelihood status of people living adjacent to the forest. According to different scenarios, the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has been increasing dramatically. The deterioration of world's single largest mangrove forest has also led to decline in environmental service functions at local, national and global level. This is associated with human pressure, illegal felling, fuel wood collection, sudden onslaught of top dying in major species, etc. causing deterioration of major mangrove ecosystem which ultimately declines hundreds of hectares carbon sinks. With this view, the feasibility study will be conducted in the surrounding villages of the Sundarbans. Ninety farmers have been selected in those three villages adjacent to the Sundarban for evaluating long term livelihood security analysis in different stages through questionnaires. Status of people of three locations adjaqcent to the Sundarban have been studied . Landwise category of people of Rayenda, Tafalbari and Central Kalinagar have been recorded .A number of 12,000 seedlings of raintree, akashmoni, neem, koroi and mehogony have been raised according to stakeholders' demands. The livelyhood status was poor and educational status of the female was average 12% where as in case of male it was 19% in all the 3 sites.

Keywords: Awareness building,Carbon credit, Livelihood status, Local people, Defendency of the Sundarbans.

Location: Adjacent villages, Dhangmari, Bogi, livelihood status, Munshiganj,

Start Date: 01-07-2008

End Date: 30-06-2014

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Social status

Objectives:

To explore present livelihood status of local mangrove dwellers.

To assess homestead vegetation of the mangrove dwellers.

To develop homestead forest of the mangrove dwellers for decreasing pressure on the resources of the Sundarbans and to improve the environment as well.

Methodology:

It was selected 3 villages of the Sundarbans for conducting this study since July, 2008 to June, 2014. It was arranged 3 meetings for awareness development to explore present livelihood status of local mangrove dwellers.It was raised nursery for raising seedlings as per demand of the local people for distribution among them for decreasing pressure on the resources of the Sundarbans and to improve the environment .

Source of Information: Annual Research progress.BFRI,2014

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 5,00000.00

Total Budget (Tk.) : 5,00000.00

Achievement/Findings:

Raised seedlings of raintree, akashmoni, neem, koroi, mehogony, mango and guava have been distributed among the selected farmers and other people living adjacent to the Sundarbans. Farmers level stakeholders have been selected in three villages adjacent to the Sundarban for evaluating long term livelihood security analysis in different stages. Local people were benefited and awareness were developed. Livelihood status of the adjacent people of the Sundarbans were improved by dint of our activities which were implemented.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings