Exploring the socioeconomic drivers of deforestation in Bangladesh: The case of Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding community

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sajan S K

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Plant Species ◽

Mammalian Species ◽

Age Group ◽

Wildlife Sanctuary ◽

Medicinal Purpose ◽

Therapeutic Purpose ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Alternate Source

A study on the socio-biodiversity was conducted in Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) and nearby areas of Odisha, where the population of Kutia-Kandha tribe is dominant. It was found that, forest has provided tribes with enough materials traditional used for therapeutic purpose. Information from secondary sources by interviews were conducted in eight villages surrounding Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary, in which 34 males, 22 females in the age group of 35 -75 and 8 therapeutic practitioners of Kutia-Kandha tribe of Odisha were consulted. The tribes reported 54 different diseases, cured from 52 plant species belonging to 51 genera and 32 families, which are used for ethnomedicinal practices. The Fabaceae found to be the dominant family among plants used for medicinal purpose, whereas for ethnozoological use, a total of 8 mammalian species were used for curing 17 different diseases, most of them are either threatened or endangered species. This paper narrates the enthnobiology and socio-biodiversity aspects of Kutia-Kandha community of Odisha, along with suggestions for alternate source of medicines for the Kutia-Kandha, to reduce dependency on forest produce and reduce hunting of wildlife.

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Diversity, Endemism and Indigenous Uses of Wild Edible Plants of Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, North Western Himalaya, India

Indian Forester ◽

10.36808/if/2019/v145i1/142728 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 145 (1) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

Monika Bodh ◽

S.S. Samant ◽

L.M. Tewari ◽

Vijay Kumar

Keyword(s):

Western Himalaya ◽

Himachal Pradesh ◽

Wild Edible Plants ◽

Edible Plants ◽

Wildlife Sanctuary ◽

Indigenous Uses ◽

North Western

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A Report on Wild Edible Fruits Used by the Tribal Communities Inhabiting Near Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India

Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications ◽

10.21786/bbrc/13.2/87 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 975-980

Author(s):

Rupali P. Shirsat

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Sanctuary ◽

Tribal Communities ◽

Wild Edible Fruits

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Diversity of Butterflies in Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary of Maharashtra, India

Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications ◽

10.21786/bbrc/13.3/61 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1390-1402

Author(s):

Ramzan S. Virani

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Sanctuary

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Parasite commonality at Swamp Deer (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae: Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) and livestock interface

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.4812.12.3.15364-15369 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 15364-15369

Author(s):

Animesh Talukdar ◽

Bivash Pandav ◽

Parag Nigam

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Parasites ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Anthropogenic Pressure ◽

Wildlife Sanctuary ◽

Natural Habitats ◽

Coprological Examination ◽

Parasitic Load ◽

Abundance And Diversity ◽

Swamp Deer ◽

Different Levels

Interactions between wildlife and livestock have increased over time with increased anthropogenic pressure on limited available natural habitats. These interactions have resulted in sharing of pathogens between the species resulting in impacting the wild animals’ fitness and reproduction and further influencing their abundance and diversity. The spatial overlap between Swamp Deer and livestock was studied at Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve (JJCR), Uttarakhand and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS), Uttar Pradesh in India, having different levels of interaction with livestock. The prevalence, load and commonality of gastro-intestinal parasites in the species was studied through coprological examination. Parasitic ova of Strongyle sp., Trichostrongylus sp., Fasciola sp., and Moniezia sp. Amphistomes were encountered in swamp deer and livestock from both the sites. The parasitic species richness and prevalence however, varied between JJCR and KWLS. The study recorded significant differences between the parasitic load in Swamp Deer with the eggs per gram of 487.5±46.30 at JJCR and 363.64±49.97 at KWLS at varying levels of livestock interactions.

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Effects of Land-Related Policies on Deforestation in a Protected Area: The Case Study of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh

Conservation ◽

10.3390/conservation1030014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 168-181

Author(s):

Mohammad Ismail Hossain ◽

Shinya Numata

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Interactive Effect ◽

Forest Policy ◽

Land Policy ◽

Wildlife Sanctuary ◽

Landsat Images ◽

Change Analysis ◽

Management Plans ◽

Total Forest Area

In protected areas (PAs) in Bangladesh, as policies shift from net deforestation, conservation initiatives and various management plans have been implemented to reduce deforestation and include public participation at multiple levels. However, the interactive effect of land-related policies on deforestation in PAs is poorly understood. In this study, land-use change analysis using geographic information system data was performed to investigate how policies affected land use and land cover change in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (RKWS), particularly the National Forest Policy (1979~), National Land Policy (2001~), and Agricultural Land Policy (1999~), using a series of Landsat images captured at different times. Our analyses showed that the total forest area increased in the 1994–2005 period when a plantation program was implemented, and also that many forest areas were replaced with noncommercial agricultural land areas in the 2005–2013 and 2013–2018 periods, when land zoning and co-management programs were implemented under different land-related policies. Commercial and non-commercial agricultural land expansions were the main drivers of deforestation, suggesting that several programs under the different land-related policies could have had synergetic effects on deforestation even in PAs. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering the undesirable effects of land-related policies in Pas, and the need to support the community for forest conservation.

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