Restoring Degraded Landscapes through an Integrated Approach Using Geospatial Technologies in the Context of the Humanitarian Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Rashed Jalal (), Rajib Mahamud, Md. Tanjimul Alam Arif, Saimunnahar Ritu, Mondal Falgoonee Kumar, Bayes Ahmed, Md. Humayun Kabir, Mohammad Sohal Rana, Howlader Nazmul Huda, Marco DeGaetano, Peter John Agnew, Amit Ghosh, Fatima Mushtaq, Pablo Martín-Ortega, Andreas Vollrath, Yelena Finegold, Gianluca Franceschini, Rémi d’Annunzio, Inge Jonckheere and Matieu Henry
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Rashed Jalal: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Rajib Mahamud: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Md. Tanjimul Alam Arif: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Saimunnahar Ritu: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Mondal Falgoonee Kumar: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Bayes Ahmed: Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR), University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Md. Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Sherebangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Mohammad Sohal Rana: Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Sherebangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Howlader Nazmul Huda: International Organization for Migration, House 13A, Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Marco DeGaetano: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Peter John Agnew: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Amit Ghosh: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Fatima Mushtaq: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Pablo Martín-Ortega: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Andreas Vollrath: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Yelena Finegold: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Gianluca Franceschini: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Rémi d’Annunzio: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Inge Jonckheere: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
Matieu Henry: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: The influx of nearly a million refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in August 2017 put significant pressure on the regional landscape leading to land degradation due to biomass removal to provide shelter and fuel energy and posed critical challenges for both host and displaced population. This article emphasizes geospatial applications at different stages of addressing land degradation in Cox’s Bazar. A wide range of data and methods were used to delineate land tenure, estimate wood fuel demand and supply, assess land degradation, evaluate land restoration suitability, and monitor restoration activities. The quantitative and spatially explicit information from these geospatial assessments integrated with the technical guidelines for sustainable land management and an adaptive management strategy was critical in enabling a collaborative, multi-disciplinary and evidence-based approach to successfully restoring degraded landscapes in a displacement setting.

Keywords: land degradation; sustainable land management; emergency; earth observation; sustainable development goals; Rohingya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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