Liyana, Eurida (2021) Environmental conservation vs. sustainable livelihoods for fishers — battle or balance?: The case of Sundarbans, Bangladesh. p. 3.
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Sundarbans is the largest, single tract of mangrove forest on this planet located at the mouth of one of the largest tide-dominated deltas – the mighty Ganges-Bramhaputra. One-third of Bangladesh's coastal population is dependent on the Sundarbans, with over 3.5 million people depending directly or indirectly on the resources of this mangrove ecosystem for their livelihoods. The fishing communities around this mangrove forest are predominantly small-scale fishers who fish from the rivers, creeks, and canals passing through the forest, as well as from the adjacent coastal waters. The Sundarbans mangrove forest and its water bodies are controlled by the central government through the Forest Department. Traditional access rights of the local community to Sundarbans is allocated through membership in village community, which are dominated by local elites. These rights are not formally regulated but are inherited as the birthright. Common property and access rights are no longer recognized in this tenure system. Multi-use, common resources in public lands, including parts of the mangrove forest, have evolved into private properties through leases issued by the government. Local fishing communities have long failed their traditional management systems governing the sustainable exploitation of resources. The ecosystem of Sundarbans is now endangered from overexploitation of resources and destructive fishing techniques (fishing with poison, small meshed set-bag nets).
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Sundarbans, Bangladesh, Conservation, Livelihoods, Sustainable Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Small-scale Fisheries, Coastal Water, Traditional Management Systems, Fish Stock, Fishing Zones, MPA, Traditional Knowledge, Local Communities |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 08:00 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21506 |
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