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Study on Forest and People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Study on Forest and People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Study Location: Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) - 2 districts: Bandarban and Rangamati. Study Context. Area of CHT: 13,274 sq. km (3 districts) Climate: - tropical monsoon

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Study on Forest and People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

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  1. Study on Forest and People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh • Study Location: Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) - 2 districts: Bandarban and Rangamati

  2. Study Context Area of CHT: 13,274 sq. km (3 districts) Climate: - tropical monsoon (Summer/ Pre-monsoon: March- May, Rainy/ Monsoon: Jun-Sep, Pre-winter: Oct- Nov, Winter/ Dry: Dec- Feb) - Rainfall: 2500-3800 mm/yr Forest: hilly semi-evergreen forests Surveyed villages: 14, Total population: 4,385 Households surveyed: 216, Av. people per HH: 4.8 (quarterly Q1-4 focused on 60 HH here, 49 complete) Sub-dimension criteria: ethnicity (6 different ethnic communities studied), NTFP trade activities.

  3. Household income sources

  4. Income sources and seasonality Oct- Dec Jan- Mar Apr- Jun Jul- Sep

  5. Key forest and environmental products • Total net direct forest income: 4,52,533 Taka • Total net forest derived income is 18,630 Taka • Total net income from fish is 12807 Taka and all of them from choto mach category. • Forest subsistence goods were priced based on the respondent’s estimation and ideas about the market price of the same good or similar one and then crosschecked in markets.

  6. Income composition and poverty

  7. Other patterns • 34% households used forest products to cope with crisis. • Extra casual labor (31% of HH), harvest more forest products (15% of HH) and Spending cash savings (14% of HH) were most coping strategies. • Closeness to road or market does not show much influence on forest income or high extraction.

  8. Policies and overall findings • Land tenure and policy change in CHT • Mass migration of outside Bangali people to Hill Mass migration of outside Bangali people to the hills. • Peace treaty in 1997, but not effective implementation • Hydroelectricity dam in 1960 • Karnaphuly paper mill and bamboo extraction • Forest Policy, laws and management attitude • Findings: -forest income larger than agri. crop income (49 HH) -timber and fuelwood deriving most forest income - will be interesting to see the access of the poor to timber and non-timber -distance and forest income or extraction is not strongly related - Smiling is another way to hide the curse of poverty!!!

  9. Most important NTFPs • Broom grass/ Fuljharu • Menda tree bark • Bamboo • Wild vegetables • Medicinal plants

  10. Major NTFPs Contd… • Rattan/ Cane • Wild fruits • Jungle meat • Fish • Honey • Wild flowers/ orchid • Sun grass • Wrapping leaves (Paitya pata) • Cotton • Sand • Stone

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