Sustainable shrimp farming in Bangladesh: A quest for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Afroz, Tanzim; Alam, Shawkat

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.10.006

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“…Sustainable development is to harmonize the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future [1]. The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in 1987 released the Brundtland Commission Report, title being "Our Common Future", which placed the concept of sustainable development on the international agenda, where it was envisaged that human survival and well being depends on succeed in elevating sustainable development to global ethic (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).…”

Section: Genesis Of Sustainable Development: Historical Expedition Ofmentioning

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“…The nature of environmental and human rights problems in Bangladesh concerns include water pollution (lack of control on the pollution of rivers, irresponsible construction of dams and barrages, lack of access to drinking water free from toxin or other contaminants, increased use of agro-chemicals/pesticides, storage and transportation of dangerous goods in package forms and pollution due to noxious liquid substances); degradation of marine and coastal resources (heavy metal contamination by industrial affluent, dumping of land-based solid waste into the sea; heavy coastal construction, inland mining, poor land use practices, over fishing, destructive fishing techniques, shrimp cultivation); loss of coastal habitats and deforestation (substantial loss of mangrove forests, unplanned commercial fisheries); land-based pollution (rapid industrialisation, mining, logging, firewood collection, livestock grazing, land degradation, hazardous waste, waste water disposal); water logging and salinity (rapid spread of irrigation, indiscriminate use of agro-chemicals, over exploitation of ground water) and air pollution [1] (rapid and unplanned urbanisation, industrial pollution, increasing transport, domestic refuse, coal consumption, energy use pattern, fly-ash).…”

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Environment and sustainable development in Bangladesh

Mohammad

2011

International Journal of Law and Management

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to explain and come to an understanding of origin and growth relating to the concept of environment and sustainable development in domestic and international laws; also to show the rationality of enlisting the right to the environment as a basic right in the constitution, that would help to protect this value from the detrimental activities of private entities and states, and also to show the rationality of institutional development. Design/methodology/approach -This paper attempts to focus on environment and sustainable development in Bangladesh. The research is based upon theoretical sources and empirical data. Findings -An environment is a set of natural, artificial or man-made, physical, chemical and biological elements that make the existence, transformation and development of living organisms possible. The appearance of the environmental law arose from the need to conserve the environment in order to avoid its destruction and, as a result, the danger that an adequate quality of life might disappear. By conservation, we understand all those measures that are necessary to preserve the environment and natural resources. In modern times, human development corresponds to the concept of sustainable development and environment. It is a transverse theme derived from joint consideration of the issue of the environment and environmental protection, and of all that concerns production in the development of a country or nation. Originality/value -The paper is original in calling for making the constitution a weapon, in as much as the environment should be fit for human development so that productive activities may meet present needs without compromising those of future generations. The environment is an independent value and needs as strict protection as other commonly agreed values, such as the right to property, or the right to life and health.

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Environment and sustainable development in Bangladesh

Mohammad

2011

International Journal of Law and Management

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“…The vast coastal and marine resources of Bangladesh is known as one of the highly productive areas of the world (Afroz & Alam, 2013). The overall objective of this research is to criticize the elements that are instrumental in formulating the rights and rules, which provide the legal, institutional and policy framework for the implementation coastal fisheries resources.…”

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Shamsuzzaman¹,

Xu²,

Yu³

et al. 2017

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The coastal fisheries resources area of Bangladesh is located between the inland and marine fisheries area, but there is no legislation that limits the boundary of coastal fisheries region. The aim of this paper is to examine the regulatory regimes that govern the coastal fisheries resources in the country, especially the policies, laws and institutional mechanisms. We identified that the existing fishing practice in the coastal waters is not an inconsistency with the present legal norms. The legal definition of Bangladesh fisheries water excludes the coastal area below at 18.29 m depth, and jurisdiction over shallow areas to regulate fishing activities is not clear. Conflict of the jurisdiction of authority has led to a confusion regarding the implementation of regulations on licensing and registration of vessels as well as the prescribed fishing practices and use of fishing gears. Besides that, institutional setup for sustainable use of coastal and fishery resources are existing, but the enforcement efforts by the different sectors are uncoordinated, competing and sometimes even adversarial. We conclude that, government must enact a comprehensive legal framework for the proper management and utilization of its resources for the purposes of the sustainable development of the country and well-being of its population.Keywords: Artisanal fisheries, national fisheries policy 1998, the protection and conservation of fish act 1950, the marine fisheries ordinance 1983, department of fisheries.

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“…Ali (2006) investigated the impact of shrimp farming on rice production, aquatic habitats, and soil properties [24]. Afroz and Alam (2012) addressed the severe impacts of uncontrolled shrimp farming [25]. reviewed the issues key to meeting environmental, social, and economic challenges through prawn and shrimp farming [26].…”

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Dynamics of Shrimp Farming in the Southwestern Coastal Districts of Bangladesh Using a Shrimp Yield Dataset (SYD) and Landsat Satellite Archives

Karim

Zhang

2019

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The shrimp-farming area and shrimp yield are continuously changing in the southwestern coastal districts of Bangladesh. The three southwestern coastal districts, Bagerhat, Satkhira, and Khulna, along with Rampal, a subdistrict of Bagerhat, contribute 75% of the total shrimp yield of Bangladesh. However, the shrimp yield and farming area have declined in Bagerhat district, and the cause of this decline is uncertain. In this research, the differences in the shrimp yield were quantified using a shrimp yield dataset (SYD) and k-means classification. A supervised image classification approach was applied to quantify the spatiotemporal changes and identify the influencing factors behind the declining shrimp-farming area and yield in Rampal, Bagerhat district, using Landsat satellite archives. K-means classification reveals that, between 2015 and 2017, the shrimp yield in Bagerhat district declined significantly compared to Satkhira and Khulna. The satellite-based monitoring results affirm that the shrimp-farming area of Rampal also decreased rapidly, from 21.82% in 2013 to 6.52% in 2018. This research estimates that approximately 70% of the shrimp-farming area was lost in Rampal since December 2013. Hence, the findings of this research might motivate the responsible bodies to declare the shrimp-farming coastal area as a "shrimp zone" and implement an active policy to protect the vulnerable shrimp-farming industry and shrimp farmers, considering it is the second-largest export earning source in Bangladesh after ready-made garments.

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Sustainable shrimp farming in Bangladesh: A quest for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management

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Environment and sustainable development in Bangladesh

Environment and sustainable development in Bangladesh

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Dynamics of Shrimp Farming in the Southwestern Coastal Districts of Bangladesh Using a Shrimp Yield Dataset (SYD) and Landsat Satellite Archives

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