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Chapter 1. Status of Forest Industry in Bangladesh 1. General Status (Forest Industry) Bangladesh, one of the most populous nations in the world, with a land area of 1,47,57,000 acres. Which has 2,08 million hectares, or 14.1% forestland of the country's total land area (FAO, 2020, BFD 2022). The forestry industry employs 2% of the workforce and contributes roughly 1.29% of the nation's GDP. But there is a disagreement between FAO report and Bangladesh National Forest Report about the percent of forest cover and forest earning. Bangladesh has one of the lowest ratios of forest to people in the world, at 0.02 hectares of forest per person. This sum excludes the fuel wood, forage, timber, and other forest resources that have been unlawfully harvested. Additionally, timber industry counted as industry rather than forestry sector. Over the years, Bangladesh's forest cover has gradually decreased. Fig 1: Bangladesh forest cover.

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Extreme weather condition, changing agricultural yields and increase in the disease vectors are some of the other effects of global warming. Deforestation and air temperature being the primary reason behind global warming, we need to show greater concern towards felling of trees. We need to take quick measure to prevent deforestation so that we can hope environment as a conducive way to live in.

The study was intended to explore the underlying causes of deforestation and the major factors responsible for environmental degradation in Madhupur sal forest. Households from four different Garo villages under the Arankhola and Sholakuri union of the forest area were interviewed by following different survey schedules. The study identified that the contribution of mistaken policy intervention was the highest as underlying causes of deforestation when compared with other factors. It also revealed that the commercial logging is the major direct cause of deforestation, which is threatening the native sal forest. The study also identified some factors responsible for environmental degradation in the sal forest including deforestation, over population, industrial plantation, corruption in forest sector and monoculture plantation. Therefore, the study suggests that restrictions on human interference and commercial logging in the forest area need to be imposed as well as policy reforms t...

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Deforestation and Forests Degradation Impacts on the Environment

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Forests are important terrestrial carbon sinks and help in mitigating the emissions of CO 2 , and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). Besides, it provides multiple ecosystem goods and services including livelihood security, socio-economic development, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity maintenance, carbon dynamics, nutrient cycling, and climate regulation. Population explosion, land-use change for agriculture, industry, urbanization, and improper forest management are considered as the major reasons responsible for the acceleration of forest degradation. Shifting cultivation, the traditional land-use technique is another leading cause of global tropical forests degradation. Deforestation and forest degradation set off a series of environmental changes that significantly reduce the valuable provisioning services and also affect locally to global biodiversity. It is responsible for ca . 15% of all GHGs emissions contribute to rising global temperatures, changes in weather patterns, and an increased frequency of extreme weather events. Climate changes can alter wildlife habitats and decrease the availability of food and water. Besides, it is responsible for increased soil erosion, disruption of nutrients and water cycle, disrupted livelihood. Investment in natural ecosystems, through reduced carbon emissions from deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), and reducing emissions from deforestation, forest degradation, and other forest-related activities (REDD + ) related strategies, contributes significantly to GHGs emissions reduction and forest carbon stocks enhancement. It also generates possible sources of livelihood security for the poor tribal communities that provide financial incentives to prevent deforestation and additional benefits for the conservation, management, and restoration of forests. However, forest landscape restoration (FLR) enhances the ecological integrity of deforested or degraded landscapes and also improves human well-being using nature-based solutions (NbS) such as plantation, agroforestry, erosion control, and natural forest regeneration. In this chapter, major ecological disturbances that cause forest degradation and deforestation have been discussed in detail along with FLR to enhance the ecological integrity of deforested landscapes and some policy interventions.

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