Revamping of Community Managed Reserve Forest by the Ampu Para Murong Communities of Bandarban Hill District, Bangladesh
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i11/146263Keywords:
Ampu Para, Biodiversity Conservation, Murong, Community Reserve.Abstract
Bandarban Hill District, Bangladesh is the native home of thirteen tribal communities. Ampu Para is a hundred years old Murong village located on the south of Bandarban district headquarter. It is situated at an elevation of 900m amsl. It is inhabited by a Murong Community; those conserve a community reserved forest surrounding the village to maintain a mini watershed. The community reserve is disappearing rapidly. Major driving forces are pressure from increased population, infrastructure development and obviously loss of traditional norms. A local level conservation model is suggested for biodiversity conservation in which includes development of a management plan for enrichment planting with water holding native tree species by community members, documentation of traditional knowledge and awareness rising.References
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