Biodiversity Resources: Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Conservation

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir (), Tanjila Afrin () and Mohammad Saeed Islam ()
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Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir: University of Dhaka
Tanjila Afrin: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Mohammad Saeed Islam: Bangladesh University of Professionals

Chapter Chapter 3 in Natural Resource Degradation and Human-Nature Wellbeing, 2023, pp 75-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter considers the case of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh—the largest mangrove ecosystem in the world and a hotspot of biodiversity resources—to explore the underlying causes behind the continuous and unabated loss of those resources. The chapter also seeks viable means or measures for halting the degradation process, revitalising the conservation process and ensuring the sustainability of the resources. By challenging the mainstream approaches, the chapter presents an alternative analysis to the sustainability of biodiversity resource management by means of a harmonious human–nature relationship. The findings exhibit that the fragile institutions, lax regulatory regime, nature of political settlement, unequal power sharing arrangements and the exclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in the conservation framework cause the degradation of biodiversity resources of the Sundarbans. The chapter, at its core, argues that the well-being of the biodiverse ecosystem essentially depends on human sociality constructed by norms, values and other formal and informal institutions.

Keywords: Biodiversity Resources; The Sundarbans; Sustainable Conservation; Human Sociality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8661-1_3

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