Connecting Communities and Conservation: Co-management Initiatives Implemented by IPAC in Wetlands and Forests of Bangladesh

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1 Connecting Communities and Conservation: Co-management Initiatives Implemented by IPAC in Wetlands and Forests of Bangladesh

2 Connecting Communities and Conservation: Co-management Initiatives Implemented by IPAC in Wetlands and Forests of Bangladesh January 2013 USAID Contract No EPP Edited by: Jefferson Fox M. G. Mustafa Bryan R. Bushley Stephen M. Brennan Laurie Durand Cover Design: M.S.Hossain Chanchal INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH Submitted to: USAID/Bangladesh This book is a product of the USAID funded Integrated Protected Area Co-management Project implemented under the management of IRG. The book was prepared under the technical leadership of the East- West Center and the WorldFish and is available at the East - West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii (

3 Chapter 1: Table of Contents Introduction: Co-management Initiatives Implemented by IPAC in Wetlands and Forests of Bangladesh Jefferson Fox and M.G.Mustafa 1 Participation and governance Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Livelihoods Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Chapter 8: Chapter 9: Effectiveness of Co-management Committees in Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary Md. Ariful Hoque Belal Attitudes towards Co-management: Is Satchari National Park a Suitable Model for Bhawal National Park? Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury Sustainable Rural Livelihoods and Co-management Intervention: The Case of Mokosh Beel, Gazipur, Bangladesh Umme Kulsum Ferdousi Impact of MACH Project Activities on Socio-economic and Environmental Conditions in Keuta Beel of Sherpur District S.M. Abul Bashar Impacts of Alternative Income-generating Activities on Livelihoods and Forest Dependence at Madhupur National Park in Bangladesh Ranadhir Kumar Das Benefits and Weaknesses of Collaborative Management: A Case Study in the Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary Hoq Mahbub Morshed Impacts of Co-management and Related Institutions on Fish Biodiversity and Livelihoods of Fishers of Baikka Beel Fozlul Kabeer Reducing Dependence on Fisheries in the Ecologically Critical Area Bordering the Sundarbans Reserved Forest Jahir Uddin Akon

4 Chapter 10: Resources Chapter 11: Chapter 12: Chapter 13: Impact of Community-based Natural Resources Management and Co-management on the Livelihoods of People in the Hakaluki Haor Area Mohammed Solaiman Haider Elephant Habitat and Human-Elephant Conflict: A Case Study in Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh Md. Jahidul Kabir Impact of Baikka Beel Sanctuary on Protection and Restoration of Fish Biodiversity and Enhancement of Local Livelihoods Md. Mahbub Ul Haque Impact of Co-management on Fish Biodiversity in Dhali- Baila Beel, Kangsha-Malijhee, Sherpur District Mohammad Abdur Rouf

5 List of abbreviations ACF ADB AIGA BBS BCAS BECA BNP BRAC CBAECA CBFM CEGIS CITES CMC CMO CNRS CoP CPG CRU CWBMP CWS DAE DC DFO DFO DoE DoF EbA EC ECA ECCO ETP FD FGD FRUG FUG GD GEF GIZ GTZ HEC HH Assistant Conservator of Forests Asian Development Bank Alternative income-generating activities Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act Bhawal National Park Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Biodiversity Conservation and Social Protection Community-based fisheries management Center for Environmental and Geographical Information Services Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Co-management committee Co-management organization Centre for Natural Resources Studies Conference of the Parties Community patrolling group Conservation response unit Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary Department of Agriculture Extension District commissioner District Fisheries Officer Divisional Forest Officer Department of Environment Department of Fisheries Ecosystem-based Adaptation Executive committee Ecologically Critical Area Bangladesh Environment and Climate Change Outlook Effluent treatment plant Forest Department Focus group discussion Federation of resource user groups Forest users group Group discussion Global Environment Facility Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit German Development Co-operation Human-elephant conflict Household

6 IFESCU IPAC IPM IRG IUCN KI LDF MACH MIKE MoEF MoL MNP NGO NRM NSP PA PF PRA RKWS RMO RRA RUG SEMP SNP TGR TWS UFC UFO UNEP UP USAID VCF VCG VIA Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University Integrated Protected Area Co-management Integrated pest management International Resources Group International Union for Conservation of Nature Key informant Landscape development fund Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants Ministry of Environment and Forests Ministry of Land Madhupur National Park Non-governmental organization Natural resources management Nishorgo Support Project Protected area People s forum Participatory rural appraisal Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary Resource management organization Rapid rural appraisal Resource user group Sustainable Environmental Management Program Satchari National Park Teknaf Game Reserve Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary Upazila fisheries committee Upazila fisheries office United Nations Environment Programme Union Parishad United States Agency for International Development Village conservation forum Village conservation group Vulnerability and impact assessment