NDLI: State and management of wetlands in Bangladesh

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Author	Byomkesh, Talukder Nakagoshi, bukazu Md. Shahedur, Rashid
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Wetlands are a vital link between land and water in Bangladesh. A majority of the people of Bangladesh are critically dependent on wetlands. In this paper, the values of wetlands, causes and effects of wetlands degradation, as well as the present wetlands management approach, are analyzed and recommendations for wetlands management are suggested based on participatory rural appraisal (PRA), field visit, personal experience, and existing literature and information. Wetlands play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of ecosystems, but wetlands habitat of Bangladesh is under constant threat due to increase of population, intensive agriculture, overfishing, siltation, pollution, ill-planned infrastructures, lack of institutional coordination, lack of awareness, etc. As a result biodiversity is reducing, many species of flora and fauna are threatened, wetlands-based ecosystem is degenerating, and the living conditions of local people are deteriorating as livelihoods, socioeconomic institutions, and cultural values are affected. Wetlands management is not addressed separately in water management activities of Bangladesh. In order to balance human needs and wetlands conservation, a mainly community-based wetlands management approach has been taken in Bangladesh, but this is not enough to prevent the degradation of wetlands. Therefore, Bangladesh now needs a comprehensive strategy combining political, economic, social, and technological approaches to stop further degradation of wetlands. Therefore, wetlands management should be incorporated into a system of integrated land and water use and, indeed, into the socioeconomic system of the country. Policies, strategies, and management plans for sustainable use and conservation of wetlands of Bangladesh must be based on solid knowledge and understanding of their ecological and socioeconomic functions and processes.
Starting Page	81
Ending Page	90
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18601871
Journal	Landscape and Ecological Engineering
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1860188X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2008-12-16
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Bangladesh Wetlands management Values Degradation Management approach Recommendations Plant Ecology Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Environmental Management Civil Engineering Nature Conservation Landscape Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Nature and Landscape Conservation

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