Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh
During recent years, the Government of Bangladesh, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), semi-government organizations, private organizations and individuals have established a large number of plantations under different programs viz. social forestry, agro-forestry and avenue plantations with indigen...
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| description | During recent years, the Government of Bangladesh, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), semi-government organizations, private organizations and individuals have established a large number of plantations under different programs viz. social forestry, agro-forestry and avenue plantations with indigenous and exotic tree species without considering their habit and habitats. Along with the indigenous species like Albizia procera, Albizia lebbeck, Mangifera indica, Azadirachta indica, Gmelina arborea, Trewia nudiflora and Artocapus heterophyllus and many exotic species e.g. Swietenia macrophylla, Albizia saman, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Acacia auriculiformis, Melia sempervirens, Acacia mangium etc. have been planted randomly. With increasing trend of climate-induced floods, millions of trees have been dying due to floods and water-logging. The most affected species are Dalbergia sissoo, Albizia saman, Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia mangium and Artocarpus heterophyllus etc. This situation has caused severe impacts on socio-economic conditions of Bangladesh. The impacts involved a significant loss in terms of investment, biodiversity and afforestation program. Little investigations have been conducted to find out the causes of the deaths and also to find out the suitable adaptation practices to reduce impacts of floods on trees. This synthesis focused on the impacts of floods on plantations and also assessed the potential role of traditional forest management practices in addressing the effects flooding on forests in Bangladesh. The study added important information and revealed knowledge gaps on the causes of large forest deaths. It also provided recommendations for policy on the establishment of frequent floods resilient tree crop plantations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72d82af57fc44a82a4e20c83950dcf402022-12-22T02:49:19ZengElsevierWeather and Climate Extremes2212-09472015-03-017C434810.1016/j.wace.2014.12.002Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in BangladeshShukla Rani Basak0Anil Chandra Basak1Mohammed Ataur Rahman2Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong, BangladeshCollege of Agricultural Sciences, IUBAT—International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshCentre for Global Environmental Culture (CGEC), IUBAT—International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshDuring recent years, the Government of Bangladesh, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), semi-government organizations, private organizations and individuals have established a large number of plantations under different programs viz. social forestry, agro-forestry and avenue plantations with indigenous and exotic tree species without considering their habit and habitats. Along with the indigenous species like Albizia procera, Albizia lebbeck, Mangifera indica, Azadirachta indica, Gmelina arborea, Trewia nudiflora and Artocapus heterophyllus and many exotic species e.g. Swietenia macrophylla, Albizia saman, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Acacia auriculiformis, Melia sempervirens, Acacia mangium etc. have been planted randomly. With increasing trend of climate-induced floods, millions of trees have been dying due to floods and water-logging. The most affected species are Dalbergia sissoo, Albizia saman, Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia mangium and Artocarpus heterophyllus etc. This situation has caused severe impacts on socio-economic conditions of Bangladesh. The impacts involved a significant loss in terms of investment, biodiversity and afforestation program. Little investigations have been conducted to find out the causes of the deaths and also to find out the suitable adaptation practices to reduce impacts of floods on trees. This synthesis focused on the impacts of floods on plantations and also assessed the potential role of traditional forest management practices in addressing the effects flooding on forests in Bangladesh. The study added important information and revealed knowledge gaps on the causes of large forest deaths. It also provided recommendations for policy on the establishment of frequent floods resilient tree crop plantations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000966AfforestationSocial forestryExotic and indigenous speciesPlantation policyClimate change-induced floods |
| spellingShingle | Shukla Rani Basak Anil Chandra Basak Mohammed Ataur Rahman Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh Weather and Climate Extremes Afforestation Social forestry Exotic and indigenous species Plantation policy Climate change-induced floods |
| title | Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | impacts of floods on forest trees and their coping strategies in bangladesh |
| topic | Afforestation Social forestry Exotic and indigenous species Plantation policy Climate change-induced floods |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000966 |
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