Assessment of land grabbing from protected forest areas of Bhawal National Park in Bangladesh

Masum, Kazi Mohammad; Islam, Mohammad Nabidul; Saha, Narayan; Hasan, Md. Zobaer; Mansor, Asyraf

doi:10.1080/01426397.2015.1078456

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“…They showed nearly 76% of the total land area (8258 ha) was covered by vegetation during 2005; and reduced to 61% (6637 ha) in 2015, 15% declined from 2005, and vacant land coverage increased from nearly [107]. The changes are observed because of land grabbing, which has become the primary problem, especially in Bangladesh's protected forest areas during the last two decades [108]. Our study's change detection analysis suggests that changes in observed behaviour can indicate the destruction of crops due to wildlife habitat displacement and movement (e.g., occurred by elephant) or removing the agricultural field and replacing the settlements.…”

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Land cover change and its impact on human–elephant conflict: a case from Fashiakhali forest reserve in Bangladesh

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Changes in land cover are a major driving force behind habitat change, which significantly impacts the distribution of wildlife and ecological systems. However, there is a substantial lack of information on the effects of land cover changes on wildlife habitat and local conservation. Therefore, it is essential to understand how land cover changes may threaten future land cover trends and wildlife habitat loss, especially in protected areas. Landsat satellite imagery uses a geographic information system and remote sensing techniques to determine the spatiotemporal pattern of land cover change and its impact on the human–elephant conflict in the Fashiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary. We found that within the sanctuary (1994–2005), settlements, agricultural land, and bare land increased by 69.8 ha (2.3%), 991.6 ha (32.3%), and 39.5 ha (1.3%), and forest areas and water areas decreased by 1094.1 ha (35.7%) and 6.9 ha (0.2%), respectively. On the other hand (2005–2015), settlements, agricultural land, and water areas increased by 11.7 ha (0.4%), 264.7 ha (8.6%), and 36.2 ha (1.2%), and forest areas and bare land decreased by 308.9 ha (10.1%) and 3.7 ha (0.1%), respectively. Our findings have shown that increased agriculture and settlements have become a severe threat to the ecological sustainability of elephant habitat, resulting in habitat fragmentation and human encroachment of elephant habitats, as well as extreme pressure and competition on resources.

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“…The current feature of the forest area is honeycombed with habitations and rice fields. The topography is characterized by low hills, which rise from 3.0 to 4.5 meters above the surrounding rice fields, known locally as "Chalas", which are crossed by several depressions or baids (Kabir and Ahmed, 2005;Masum et al, 2015). The dominant Sal trees (Shorea robusta) have been removed almost.…”

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“…Protected areas (PAs) are one of the most promising and effective biodiversity conservation strategies and forest resources management sites (Masum et al, 2015). Globally, there has been a significant increase of PAs over the last few decades in recognizing importance for the protection of biodiversity.…”

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“…In BNP, the majority of agricultural land inside the park is owned by the Forest Department giving no right to people to manage private land (Hasan and Khalid, 2014;Macura, Secco and Pullin, 2015). Another pressure on the BNP is that there are over 150 industries in and around the buffer zone, with thousands of workers from these industries living around the park (NSP, 2006;Chowdhury, 2013;Masum et al, 2015). Fuelwood collection, significant activity in BNP, is another practice that threats forest biodiversity (Chowdhury, 2013;Hasan and Khalid, 2014).…”

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“…There are two categories of forest ranges in BNP: National Park Range and Bhawal Range. The National Park Range consists of three beats, such as Park, Bankharia and Baupara, while the Bhawal range consists of four beats namely Bhabanipur, Rajendrapur West, Baroipara, and Bishawakuribari (Masum et al, 2015). As a result, conflicts arise between officials and the local population on land use, particularly for the ownership of disputed land (Sharma et al, 2006;Chowdhury, 2013).…”

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Bhawal National Park (BNP) is one of the biologically historic and rich habitats in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the current management strategies of BNP for sustainable biodiversity conservation along with investigations focusing underlying causes of deforestation and biodiversity losses. A structured questionnaire survey, interview, focused group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KII), and literature survey were used as research tools. The results reveal some threats to the sustainable park management, such as its proximity to urban areas, encroachment, abundance of private land within its boundaries, and the pressure of rapid industrialization. It is found that extensive fuelwood collection, industrial setup, agricultural activities, forest fire, forest land encroachment, wood collection are significant causes for deforestation and biodiversity loss. Moreover, number of species of plants and wildlife has decreased roughly by one-third and one-half, respectively. The findings of this study are valuable for sustainable forest biodiversity conservation and management apart from formulating relevant strategies, planning, and policies for the protected areas of Bangladesh.

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Assessment of land grabbing from protected forest areas of Bhawal National Park in Bangladesh

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