Bringing back the Chakaria Sundarbans mangrove forest of South-east Bangladesh through sustainable management approach

Dutta, Shourav; Hossain, Mohammed Kamal

doi:10.13057/asianjfor/r040204

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“…Based on fieldwork, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis was performed to assess the opportunities and available strengths to conserve the native plant species of Chattogram city (Table 4). SWOT analysis was conducted through an extensive field survey and using the key findings of the study prescribed by Dutta and Hossain (2020). The main strength is that vegetation coverage in the graveyards and some other habitats (institutions, nurseries, etc.)…”

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“…The landscapes of the Chattogram region of Bangladesh, categorized by hills, hillocks, flatlands, wetlands, canals, rivers and the Bay of Bengal, etc. reflect a rich ecological heritage of giant animals, insects, birds, fishes, angiosperms, gymnosperms, climbers, vines and plants with medicinal and aesthetic values (Dutta and Hossain, 2020;Hossain, 2001).…”

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Floral diversity in the central part of Chattogram city, Bangladesh

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Biswas

Hossain

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Purpose This study/paper aims to evaluate the floral richness of the central part of Chattogram city, Bangladesh. Chattogram is recognized as the largest port city and the commercial capital of Bangladesh, which confronts faster urbanization and swift infrastructure development. Green spaces in and around Chattogram city are shrinking sharply, which resulted in rapid loss of floral and faunal resources in this area. The present study was carried out from February 2018 to January 2019 to enumerate the vascular plant species of the Sulakbahar ward located in the central part of Chattogram City, Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach The study area was categorized into 10 habitats to assess the variation of floral composition. The extensive whole area survey method was applied to record the flora from all sorts of plant habitats of the research area. Findings The study enumerated 418 vascular plant species under 315 genera and 120 families including natural, planted and cultivated from the study area. The habit form of the recorded plant composition indicated that herbs (35%) constitute the major plant category followed by trees (34%), shrubs (17%), climbers (12%), ferns (1%) and orchids (1%). The study also indicated that exotic species (50.3%) became dominant than native species (49.7%) in Chattogram city because of their scenic beauty, easy propagation and ornamental value to the city planners and inhabitants. Originality/value It appeared that floral resources of the Chattogram city area are in great threat due to aggressive and unplanned infrastructure development for housing, offices and institutions by replacing the green spaces. The study recommended that urgent protection measures should be taken to conserve and protect the existing floral resources for the well-being of the urban people.

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Section: Non-woody Medicinal Plant Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%