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Sustainable Biodiversity Management of the Sundarban: Disaster Management Perspectives

M. Shamsuzzoha
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Data on immense impact of natural disasters on this biodiversity during and after disastrous situation and different initiatives taken for post disaster biodiversity management in severe conditions were collected. The Sundarban management strategy of living and non-living resources should be brought under strong ecological parameters. Present inept laws may work as a springboard to give way for more operable laws to prevent loss and safeguard of this biological Eden world with all its beauty. The GO and NGO would make a year round effort to mitigate threat of extinction by natural disaster of the world heritage. Modern technology like Remote Sensing, GPS, GIS, mobile and wireless facilities, internet service and solar energy system should be made available in every forest range office, station office and at camps. Government should have a separate action cell to mitigate and conserve Sundarban biodiversity protecting her flora and fauna along with addressing the hydrological issues of this region. Effective implementation of the recommended initiatives could ensure the sustainable biodiversity management of the Sundarban.

Keywords: Disaster management, Ntural disasters, Sustainable biodiversity,Sundarban

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Program Area: Conservation and Biodiversity

Non-commodity: Adoption and mitigation technology

Objectives:

This study was carried out for assessing the existing conditions, causes of resources losses and problems of Sundarban biodiversity management systems related to climate change and natural disaster.

Methodology:

A growing country population puts ever-increasing pressure on forest to prepare, collect and hunt and gather natural resources. We cannot stop it as a means of preventing biodiversity loss; rather we need to modify our plans so that forest resources can be collected in such a way as to minimize biodiversity damage and renew their natural systems. According to the order of the government of Bangladesh cutting down of trees in the Sundarban has been banned from 2000-2010 (Hena and Mannan, 2008).The study area of this research covers the Sundarban forest and its adjacent coastal areas of Bangladesh. In this research it has been examined the steps to be taken to meet the demand of the objectives for assessing the impact of natural disasters on the biodiversity of the forest. The study has been conducted on the literature on before, during and after disastrous situation regarding Sundarban and its adjacent area. The adopted biodiversity approach is analytical in nature considering the objectives of the study. In this article, data from Rashid, 1991; Manju, 2001; Rouf, 2001; Poffenberger, 2000; Chaffey and Sandom, 1985; Siddiqi, 2001; Khan, 2003; Hena and Mannan, 2008; DPC, 2004; GOB, 2010; Dey, 2001; Knapp et al., 1989; Blower, 1985; Rashid and Scott, 1989; Ali, 1994; Day, 2001; Rahman, 2007; Forest Land, 2010; Smith et al., 1998; Agrawala et al., 2003 and BBS, 2006 have been used. Therefore, this study is a documentary research to find out the existing biodiversity management for different initiatives under taken at pre-, during and post- disaster conditions to draw a suitable conclusion for sustainable biodiversity management on Sundarban perspectives.

Source of Information: J. Patuakhali Sci. and Tech. Univ. 2010, 2(1):79-91

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This study suggests that sustainable disaster management through adaptive and appropriate conservation planning can be helpful to prevent all vulnerabilities. This forest has a great importance to our national biodiversity and economic welfare. It is one of the natural resource endowments in the world. Its coastal areas are a part of the large Bay of Bengal marine ecosystem. In order to reduce the loss and damage of this heritage, measures to maintain biodiversity need to protect emergency situation for mitigating the impact of disaster in adverse period both during and after devastating disaster, should follow an effective warning process and mass media involvement for awareness. Construction of the embankments of mangrove forest should be prioritized in the disaster risk management and reduction plan. Besides, international, regional and national organizations should work better together and be proper coordination. It is very much important that it could be managed wisely for the national benefit, both now and in near future. Our perfect implementation of the recommended initiatives can ensure the sustainable biodiversity management of the Sundarban.

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