The endangered forests of Bangladesh: why the process of implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity is not working |
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Authors: | Sabir Bin Muzaffar M Anwarul Islam Dihider Shahriar Kabir Mamunul Hoque Khan Farid Uddin Ahmed Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury M Abdul Aziz Suprio Chakma Israt Jahan |
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Institution: | (1) School of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh;(2) Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh;(3) Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh;(4) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dhaka, Bangladesh;(5) Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP), Curtin University, Perth, Australia;(6) Arannayk Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh;(7) Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh;(8) Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;(9) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, PO Box 17551, UAE |
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Abstract: | Bangladesh has been a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) although implementation of the convention
has been poor. We independently assessed the extent to which the program of work (POW) of the CBD has been implemented in
Bangladesh by carrying out workshops involving local communities, conservation organizations, universities, and government
departments involved in forest conservation. Our analyses indicate that there is little or no understanding of the ecosystem
approach that is central to the CBD; forestry practices remain primitive and largely ineffective; forest destruction continues
at high rates; restoration of degraded forests are minimal; protected areas are small and ineffective; indigenous peoples’
rights are nominal and are outside any legislation; threats to species have been identified, but little is being done to reduce
threats; there is no work on pollution and its mitigation; some work has been done to adapt to climate change; the institutional
environment does not enable effective implementation of the ecosystem approach; laws and policies are ineffective; institutional
capacity is poor; government will is limited or totally lacking; and knowledge base remains poor, although reporting has improved
and various strategic plans have been formulated but never implemented. Thus, the implementation of CBD in Bangladesh requires
systemic changes in policy at the institutional levels as well as complementary changes in attitudes and avenues of alternate
income generation. |
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