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Salam, Md. Abdus; Noguchi, Toshikuni; Koike, Masao

doi:10.1023/a:1006947203052

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“…Similarly, the southeastern hilly part contains more than 25% of the forested area, yet there are only very few studies that have been conducted on this hilly forest. Illegal logging and shifting agriculture pose a threat to this hilly forest [98] and remote sensing estimation of forest cover and other forest attributes in this area could be a useful contribution. Also, Bangladesh has forests in part of the northcentral and southeastern zones of the country that never received enough attention.…”

Section: Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%

Remote Sensing-Based Research for Monitoring Progress towards SDG 15 in Bangladesh: A Review

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been in effect since 2015 to continue the progress of the Millennium Development Goals. Some of the SDGs are expected to be achieved by 2020, while others by 2030. Among the 17 SDGs, SDG 15 is particularly dedicated to environmental resources (e.g., forest, wetland, land). These resources are gravely threatened by human-induced climate change and intense anthropogenic activities. In Bangladesh, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, climate change and human interventions are taking a heavy toll on environmental resources. Ensuring the sustainability of these resources requires regular monitoring and evaluation to identify challenges, concerns, and progress of environmental management. Remote sensing has been used as an effective tool to monitor and evaluate these resources. As such, many studies on Bangladesh used various remote-sensing approaches to conduct research on the issues related to SDG 15, particularly on forest, wetland, erosion, and landslides. However, we lack a comprehensive view of the progress, challenges, concerns, and future outlook of the goal and its targets. In this study, we sought to systematically review the remote-sensing studies related to SDG 15 (targets 15.1–15.3) to present developments, analyze trends and limitations, and provide future directions to ensure sustainability. We developed several search keywords and finally selected 53 articles for review. We discussed the topical and methodological trends of current remote-sensing works. In addition, limitations were identified and future research directions were provided.

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Section: Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%

Remote Sensing-Based Research for Monitoring Progress towards SDG 15 in Bangladesh: A Review

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“…The area in cluded in the present protected area network is 0.12 M ha, equal to 5.2% of state forest land or less than 1% of Bangladesh's total area (FAO 1998). The hilly areas of Chit tagong, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar and the Sylhet Forest divisions consist of hill forests, which are subject to severe degradation due to overpopulation, shifting cultivation and extension of agriculture (Salam et al 1999). There are two main types of forests in the hilly areas, i.e., ever green and deciduous.…”

Section: Bangladesh Forestry Sector: General Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tropical mixed evergreen forest is the most important type, with the dominant trees, Dip terocarps, being highly valued due to their high-priced timber. In the forests of the hilly areas, more than 100 evergreen and deci duous tree species have been identified as growing naturally (Salam et al 1999).…”

Section: Bangladesh Forestry Sector: General Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the deforestation, many plants and animals have become extinct or endangered in Bangladesh (Chowdhury et al 2009 Salam et al (1999) indicate that deforesta tion and degradation in the forests of Bangladesh are influenced by infra-structural problems related to the country's underlying socioeconomic features. Salam et al (1999) divided the underlying factors into four sets of actors: (1) the indigenous forest dwellers, having their own problems (e.g., high popu lation growth); (2) migrants, who move to the forests; (3) the timber industries cutting down too many trees; and (4) the govern ment through its Forest Department which is not able or willing to implement suitable policies to regulate the cutting of trees and to prevent illegal cutting. Mitigating the first and second factors is a time-consuming task.…”

Section: Bangladesh Forestry Sector: General Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Santilli et al (2005) and Culas (2007) confirm that adequate funding of programs for enforcing environmental legislation, finding alternative livelihoods for the forest-dependent people, and alternatives to massive forest clearing and capacity building for dealing with the re mote forest regions are critical to reducing deforestation. Over-population indirectly results in deforestation and forest degrada tion due to poverty (Salam et al 1999). Some economic mechanisms can transform this poverty and peoples' attitude, which can in turn reduce deforestation.…”

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