Drastic deforestation is a major problem of Bangladesh which is contributing to negative downstream impacts on the environment. To address this problem various measures should be taken at different scales. The main objective of this paper is to suggest the possible steps that Bangladesh could tak...
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Kibria, M.G.
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Rahman, S.A.
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Imtiaj, A.
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[Depleting tropical forest at a landscape scale: finding solutions for Bangladesh]
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Depleting tropical forest at a landscape scale: finding solutions for Bangladesh
The paper examines the impact of converting previous open-access common land into protected areas on the community resource management system in Shimshal, northern Pakistan. We explored three main questions in this regard. First, what happens to community resource management under strict governme...
Khan, S.R.
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Rahman, S.A.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Commons becoming non-commons in the efforts for reconciliation between conservation and livelihoods: A case study of northern Pakistan]
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Commons becoming non-commons in the efforts for reconciliation between conservation and livelihoods: A case study of northern Pakistan
Traditional agriculture in Northern Bangladesh is unsustainable and keeps farmers in a vicious circle of poverty. Agroforestry is a promising alternative, which is considered as one of the very few options to lift people out of the poverty trap and to protect the existing forest as well as improv...
Rahman, S.A.
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[Cost benefit and livelihood impacts of agroforestry in Bangladesh: impacts of agroforestry in Bangladesh]
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Cost benefit and livelihood impacts of agroforestry in Bangladesh: impacts of agroforestry in Bangladesh
This paper takes a multistrata agroforestry system, based on Litchi chinensis and widely practised in North Bangladesh, as a case study to address the common problem of lack of adoption in agroforestry. Although the financial cost-benefit analysis of agroforestry systems may show clear-cut profit...
Rahman, S.A.
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Groot, W.T. de
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Snelder, D.J.
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[Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)]
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Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)
Rahman, S.A.
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Paras, F.D.
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Khan, S.R.
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Imtiaj, A.
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Farhana, K.M.
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Toy, M.M.
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Akhand, M.B.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Initiatives of tropical agroforestry to sustainable agriculture: a case study of Capasia Village, Northern Bangladesh]
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Initiatives of tropical agroforestry to sustainable agriculture: a case study of Capasia Village, Northern Bangladesh
Deforestation in the uplands of Eastern Bangladesh, has reached an alarming rate in recent years due to the various pressures of a growing population, land clearances for agriculture, illegal felling, development interventions, gaps in policy and legislation, and conflicting institutional mandate...
Rahman, S.A.
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Rahman, F.
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[Managing forest at a landscape scale: reconciling smallholder forest culture in the uplands of Eastern Bangladesh]
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Managing forest at a landscape scale: reconciling smallholder forest culture in the uplands of Eastern Bangladesh
Shifting cultivation, which is still prevalent in the uplands of eastern Bangladesh, contributes significantly to forest loss and is the main cause of land degradation. This paper presents the causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its potential land use alternatives. The analysis pr...
Rahman, S.A.
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Rahman, M.F.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh]
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Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh
This paper is conceived at a time when new paradigms are sought for the development of a framework to deal with the problem of forest resources degradation. Deforestation in Bangladesh, has reached an alarming rate in recent years. The forest coverage of Bangladesh is one of the lowest and the de...
Imtiaj, A.
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Sultana, S.
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Hossain, J.
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Rahman, S.A.
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Ohga, S.
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[Performance of Vegetative Growth and Artificial Fruit Body Formation of Hypsizygus marmoreus in Bangladesh]
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Performance of Vegetative Growth and Artificial Fruit Body Formation of Hypsizygus marmoreus in Bangladesh
Kawsar, M.H.
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Abdullah-Al-Pavel, M.
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Uddin, M.B.
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Rahman, S.A.
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Abdullah-Al-Mamun, M.
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Hassan, S. Binti
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Alam, M.S.
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Tamrakar, R.
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Abdul-Wadud, M.
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[Quantifying Recreational Value and the Functional Relationship Between Travel Cost and Visiting National Park]
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Quantifying Recreational Value and the Functional Relationship Between Travel Cost and Visiting National Park