Deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh : a study of political ecology

This book presents a political ecology study on deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh. The study’s aim was to elucidate social factors contributing to processes of deforestation, including poverty, migration of refugees, forest encroachment, and power relations entailed in forest management. The individual analyses presented in the book are entirely based on primary information obtained through original field work conducted over a period of 7 years, and on remote sensing using satellite imagery and GIS techniques. The second half of the book considers reforestation approaches such as social and homestead forestry that have wider applications within developing countries. Read more... Abstract: This book presents a political ecology study on deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh. The individual analyses presented in the book are entirely based on primary information obtained through original field work conducted over a period of 7 years, and on remote sensing using satellite imagery and GIS techniques. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Masakazu Tani, Md. Abiar Rahman)....Pages 3-10 Physiography, Forests, and People in Teknaf (A. Z. M. Moslehuddin, Md. Abiar Rahman, S. M. A. Ullah, M. Moriyama, Masakazu Tani)....Pages 11-40 Front Matter ....Pages 41-41 Impact of Betel Leaf Cultivation on Forests (Masakazu Tani)....Pages 43-56 Socioeconomic Status of Betel Leaf Farmers (H. Tsuruta)....Pages 57-65 Economic Impacts of Betel Leaf Cultivation on Farmers (M. Sakamoto)....Pages 67-76 Remote Sensing Characterization of Changes in Forest Resources and Betel Leaf Cultivation Through Time (M. Sakamoto, M. Tani, M. Moriyama)....Pages 77-84 Fuelwood of Teknaf Forests: Marketing, Distribution, and Concomitant People (S. M. A. Ullah, J. Tsuchiya)....Pages 85-100 Forest Dwellers and Encroachers in Teknaf (Masakazu Tani)....Pages 101-112 Livelihoods of Rohingyas and Their Impacts on Deforestation (M. Z. Rahman)....Pages 113-125 Front Matter ....Pages 127-127 Social Forestry Conditions on the Teknaf Peninsula (K. Asahiro)....Pages 129-142 Actors and Their Power in Social Forest Management (K. K. Islam, N. Sato)....Pages 143-153 The Homestead as a Production System (Md. Abiar Rahman)....Pages 155-168 Land Use and Composition of Homestead Forests (K. Asahiro)....Pages 169-183 The Influences of Ethnicity and the Distance of Settlements from Forests on Homestead Production Systems and Ecosystem Services (Md. Abiar Rahman)....Pages 185-196 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Conclusions (Masakazu Tani)....Pages 199-204 "This book presents a political ecology study on deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh. The study's aim was to elucidate social factors contributing to processes of deforestation, including poverty, migration of refugees, forest encroachment, and power relations entailed in forest management. The individual analyses presented in the book are entirely based on primary information obtained through original field work conducted over a period of 7 years, and on remote sensing using satellite imagery and GIS techniques. The second half of the book considers reforestation approaches such as social and homestead forestry that have wider applications within developing countries."--Page [4] of cover