Does actor power impede outcomes in participatory agroforestry approach? Evidence from Sal forests area, Bangladesh

Islam, Kazi Kamrul; Jose, Shibu; Tani, Motohiro; Hyakumura, Kimihiko; Krott, Max; Sato, Noriko

doi:10.1007/s10457-015-9822-x

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“…The majority of the Bangladesh Sal forests are situated in the central part of the country, which consists of the Dhaka, Mymensingh, Tangail, and Gazipur districts [10,15,33]. The present study is located at the MSF, which is situated in the districts of Tangail and Mymensingh, along with almost 46% of the other Bangladesh Sal forests [15,21] (Figure 1).…”

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“…The country has only 2.52 million ha (17.08% of the land surface area) of forests. Of them, the Forest Department (FD) of Bangladesh directly manages 10.3% of the forestland (1.52 million ha), which includes Hill forests, Sal forests, and mangrove forests [8][9][10]. However, another 0.73 million ha of forest is also under the control of the government (Ministry of Land) and the remaining 0.27 million ha of village forest is privately owned by the people [8].…”

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“…The tropical moist deciduous Sal forest is one of the most economically and ecologically significant forest types in Bangladesh, and is also considered to be a leading concession forest [10,13,14]. As a consequence, only one third of the Sal forests remain (FD 2015) in Bangladesh.…”

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“…Therefore, it is apparent that forestland concession and land rights have been strongly correlated with the livelihood of the ethnic minorities. On the other hand, the Bangladesh FD has initiated many donor-driven development projects in the Sal forests area, but none of them have successfully resolved the land rights issues and systemically addressed the livelihood of the ethnic people [10,15]. Thus, the Sal forestland concession by the state and non-state entities, and land rights issues have an immense impact on the livelihood of ethnic people, which needs to be properly assessed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Forestland Concession, Land Rights, and Livelihood Changes of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh

Islam

Hyakumura

2019

Forests

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Forestland concession has been the dominant governance tool for the acquisition of natural state-owned forest resources in many tropical countries, including Bangladesh. Moreover, the forestland concession process confers the holder a bundle of rights. The Sal forests of Bangladesh are treated as some of the greatest concession forests, as a number of ethnic minorities use these forests for their daily living. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to assess the impacts of Sal forestland concession and land rights on the livelihood development of the ethnic minorities living in the Madhupur Sal Forest (MSF) area of Bangladesh. Using both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques, the study found out that about two thirds of the original Sal forestland was grabbed by the state and non-state actors. As a result, the ethnic minority inhabitants have lost their traditional land and free access rights to the Sal forests. The process of losing ethnic minorities’ land and forest access rights has been enhanced by the institutional arrangements of the state, which had also created severe conflicts between the Forest Department and the ethnic communities. The study also revealed that the forestland concession has negatively affected the five livelihood capitals development of the ethnic minorities, consequently, their forest-based livelihood has shifted to non-securing jobs or poor income sources, like daily wage labor and subsistence agriculture. Despite this, the development drivers have emphasized the Sal forests and biodiversity conservation, while the livelihood development of the ethnic minorities has been ignored from every level. Therefore, this study would recommend establishing a legitimate process in order to settle the issue of traditional land and the forest rights of ethnic minorities, which could also attain the conservation and development goals of the Sal forests.

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Forestland Concession, Land Rights, and Livelihood Changes of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh

Islam

Hyakumura

2019

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“…PFM represents a new set of partnerships between the state (usually forest departments) and communities in and adjacent to forest areas (Schreckenberg and Luttrell 2009;Islam et al 2015). It includes activities such as community forestry, co-management or joint forestry management and community based natural resource management (CBNRM).…”

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Trees in the landscape: towards the promotion and development of traditional and farm forest management in tropical and subtropical regions

Chirwa

Mala

2016

Agroforest Syst

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This introductory paper aims to synthesize the findings on on-farm trees research with the integration of traditional silvicultural knowledge on multipurpose trees for the design of small scale forestry practices in Africa and Asia. The science, socio-economics and governance aspects of traditional tree based management systems have been documented through the different papers. The findings provide a synopsis of on-farm tree management in Africa and Asia. The synthesis shows that there are still important knowledge gaps such as the ownership of land and trees, gender, the motivation to invest on farm trees, income and livelihood strategies and ecological issues of on farm trees in the context of climate change adaptation and sustainable development goals. There is a general consensus that successful implementation of community involvement in natural resource management in Africa and Asia will only be realized by implementing enabling policies on land tenure, devolution for full empowerment visa viz planning, beneficiation and sharing of benefits.

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The potential perils of Sal forests land grabbing in Bangladesh: an analysis of economic, social and ecological perspectives

Islam

Hyakumura

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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Does actor power impede outcomes in participatory agroforestry approach? Evidence from Sal forests area, Bangladesh

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Forestland Concession, Land Rights, and Livelihood Changes of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh

Forestland Concession, Land Rights, and Livelihood Changes of Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh

Trees in the landscape: towards the promotion and development of traditional and farm forest management in tropical and subtropical regions

The potential perils of Sal forests land grabbing in Bangladesh: an analysis of economic, social and ecological perspectives

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