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Livelihood and Socio-economic Aspects of the Sundarbans’ Dependent People: Case Studies on Nalian and Burigoalini Ranges of the Sundarbans

Md. Al-Amin Hoque
Department of Geography and Environment, Jahngirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

Ummeh Saika*
Department of Geography and Environment, Jahngirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

Khondaker Md. Shariful Huda
Department of Geography and Environment, Jahngirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The Sundarbans Reserved Forest (SRF) is playing a significant role in local and national economy and is providing protection to the coastline as well as to the people living in the Sundarbans Impact Zone (SIZ). Presently, the area provides a livelihood to an estimated 3.5 million people. This study deals with the livelihood pattern of the people using both primary and secondary data sources. The study identifies people with different livelihood activities such as munda, fishermen, bawali, golpata collectors, salt farmer etc. Most of them are seasonal workers and their over all socio-economic conditions are below standard.

Keywords: Livelihood, Mangrove forest, Socio-economic conditions, Natural resources

Location: Nalian And Burigoalini Ranges of the Sundarbans

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Livelihood

Objectives:

Presently, the forest provides livelihood support to estimated 3.5 million people, working generally as wood-cutters, fishermen, moual, golpata (Nipa fruticans) collectors and grass. The people who are involved in various resource collections from the Sundarbans, have separate identity and traditional cultural practices to harvest resources in a sustainable manner. This study deals with the livelihood pattern and socio-economic condition of the Sundarbans dependent people of the Nalian and the Burigoalini ranges.

Methodology:

The Study Area: The Sundarbans - the largest single track mangrove forest in the world - is located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta between the latitudes 21º30´N and 22º30´N, and longitudes 89º00´E and 89º55´E. Considering its rich floral and faunal diversity UNESCO has declared three wildlife sanctuaries (139,000 hectares) as World Heritage in 1997. The Sundarbans forms an important corridor south of the Himalayan massif, between the sub-continent of India to the west and the sub-continent of Southeast Asia to the east. The study areas Nalian and Burigoalini lies at the southwestern part of the Sundarbans.

Data source: The primary sources of data are observation and interview with questionnaire. Secondary data are collected from various sources. Forty households from each community were selected to study their livelihood, culture and socio-economic conditions. The communities are mundas, fisherman, moual, bawali and golpata collectors.

Source of Information: Khulna University Studies Special Issue (SESB 2010): 89-94: June, 2010

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Achievement/Findings:

The study reveals no major differences in the livelihood pattern among the different communities around the Sundarbans. All the communities are deprived of their basic livelihood support and needs.

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