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Impacts of Madhupur National Park on Local Peoples’ Livelihood

M. M. Mian
Department of Environmental Science Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. A. Baten
Department of Environmental Science Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. B. Khan
Department of Environmental Science Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

In this study, the impact of Madhupur National Park on local peoples’ livelihoods was assessed. To find local peoples perception on collaborative natural resources management. This study was conducted from July, 2012 to December, 2012 on two villages named Talki and Sholakuri. Data collection was based on stratified random sample. Stratification was based on park proximity of respondent households that is (inside park) 0 km, 0.5 km distance, 1 km distance, 1.5 km distance and 2 km distance from Madhupur National Park boundary. The five strata were compared with respect to household’s natural resource dependency, household’s income, income diversification, income level, assets and perception on present management system. Present management system was also discussed to emphasize park management authority contribution on local livelihood. Based on analysis of collected data from two villages it was assumed that the nearest people were more dependent on natural resource of park than far people. The simple correlation coefficient for the distance of household with natural resource dependency was negatively significant. Household average monthly incomes in two villages were approximately same but Talki villagers were 79.25% depend on park related activity and this dependency decreased with increasing of distance. Present park management system plays an important role to reduce people and park animosity by providing aid and training to the local offensive persons and involve them into park conservation. A trend analysis of decreasing forest offences represented that, the present management system is better than past time and it could be able to reduce people park animosity.

Keywords: Livelihood, Madhupur National Park, Impact, Income, Management, Forest offences

Location: Madhupur National Park

Start Date: 00-07-2012

End Date: 00-12-2012

Program Area: Conservation and Biodiversity

Non-commodity: Impact

Objectives:

1. This study seeks to find the implications of park proximity on local livelihoods in terms of natural resource dependency, livelihood diversification and income distribution; and investigate the local people’s attitudes and perceptions on the current management approach of Madhupur National Park.

Methodology:

The study was done based on primary and secondary information. Different methodologies such asquestionnaire interview with local people, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interview (KII) and actual observation were used to identify the impacts of park proximity on local peoples livelihood, existing management system and assessing public perception on management. Primary data about livelihood were collected by stratified random sampling. Those strata were distance of villagers houses from Madhupur National Park boundary. Talki village is inside and Sholakuri village is adjacent to Madhupur National Park boundary. The correlation were made between independent variable ‘distances of households’ with dependent variables ‘Household Assets Items Owned, Forest Resource Collection, Households income on park activity and off park activity and Public Opinion About Park Management’ to achieved the impacts of park on livelihood. The secondary data were collected from the management authority of Tangail Forest Division and related literatures. The electronic and web based information were also used for data collection and SPSS-14 and MS Office 2007 were used for data analysis.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(2): 63 - 66, 2012; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

The proximity peoples of Madhupur National Park were received more forest products than the far peoples, they depend more on natural resources. The monthly income of local people were influenced by the park, the proximity peoples has more park income activity than off park income. The park management authority also provides various aid, opportunities, training and financial support for the local peoples, the adjacent people of park were more likely to receive that benefits because of staying close and they involve on forest conservation. The park management system were developed than past time, it involve people on community forestry, provide training for their self development and influence them for conserving forest. So it is gradually decreasing people park animosity.

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