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Causes, Impacts and Possible Remedial Strategies of Sal Forest Encroachment in Madhupur National Park Range

M.A. Mondol
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M.A. Wadud
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

A.K.M. Zakir Hossain
Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

G.M.M. Rahman
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted in Madhupur Sal Forest (National Park range) areas during March to May 2010 to know the present situations and factors affecting the encroachment process of Sal forest. Data were collected from 100 respondents by using questionnaire. The study revealed that majority of the respondents belongs to moderate aged and illiterate. Most of the respondents in the study area are related with agriculture (48%). The economic status of the respondents are not well as the annual income of majority peoples (54%) possessed as the below of Tk. 75000. Family size of the respondents lied below 4 (65%). Majority respondent opinioned that the present plant density amounted only 10-20% as compared its past history. The life cycles of tribal peoples are much closed with sal forest. Sixty one percent respondents opined that about 70% encroachment of sal forest is caused by muscle-man. The ordinary peoples are also some what responsible (5-10%) for sal forest encroachment. The sal forest is also encroached due to cultivated crops in sal forest area. Among the cultivated crops, maximum encroachment of sal forest is caused by banana (32%). A total of nine responsible causes were identified for sal forest encroachment. However, majority of the respondents opinioned that negligence of the forest department is the main cause for sal forest encroachment. This encroachment of sal forest can be minimized, if the government is conscious about sal forest. Creating alternate income source for sal forest community also may be regarded as most effective and meaningful approaches for sal forest protection. Anyway, Madhupur sal forest was dense and green but now the forest is under encroachment. So this initiative study will focus overall situations of sal forest community and concern authority so that forest encroachment is minimized and the forest get scope to become greener in gradual.

Keywords: Sal forest, Encroachment, Remedial strategy

Location: Madhupur Sal Forest (National Park range) areas

Start Date: 00-03-2010

End Date: 00-05-2010

Program Area: Conservation and Biodiversity

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

1. To know the socioeconomic status of the respondents as they are closely related with sal forest, 2. To study the present situations and its encroachment, 3. To identify the probable causes of sal forest encroachment, and 4. To recommend the possible strategies for abating the process of encroachment in the sal forest.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in Madhupur Sal Forest (National Park) areas during the period March to May, 2010 to know the present situations of Sal forest encroachment and factors affecting the encroachment process of Sal forest. Data were collected from 100 respondents by using the questionnaire. The collected data were also verified based on experiences of priliniminary survey conducted in the study area before starting the data collection. After completion of data collection the data of interview schedule were coded, compiled, tabulated and analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the study. MS-Excel and SPSS programme were used to process the collected data obtained through interview schedule. Descriptive analysis such as number percentage, mean, standard deviation and rank order were used as required. Pearson’s product moment Co-efficient of correlation was used to explore the relationship between the concern variable.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 4 (1): 39-43, 2010; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

In the present study some correlations were made among dependant variable (sal forest encroachment) as affect by various factors such as Age, Education, Family size, Occupation, % Tree in sal forest, Species richness in sal forest, % Richness of medicinal plant in 10 years ago, % Richness of medicinal plant at present, Attachment of Tribal people with sal forest, Sal forest destroy by ordinary people, Sal forest destroy by Mussels men, Sal forest protection by Government, Sal forest protection by local people and Sal forest protection by soil management.

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