Natural-resource management in Bangladesh

Abstract

The paper discusses the major natural resource management issues in relation to land, forests, and water in Bangladesh. It shows how government policies and programmes in one sector may affect other sectors. A lack of land use and forest policies can be responsible for degradation of agricultural land and deforestation. The paper argues that better management of the natural resources can only be achieved by an integrated approach, covering all the sectors of development. In Bangladesh, with a freely elected government in power, there is a unique opportunity to formulate an integrated natural resource management strategy.

Keywords: the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Meghna, Forest, Sharecropping, Bargadars, Tropical evergreen forest, Moist forest, Sal forest, Mangrove forest, Integrated approach, Natural resource management, India, Reservoir, Upstream, Farakka barrage