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Sustainable wood supply can only be assured by the rational utilization of all available wood resources of the forest areas of a country. But the bulk of tropical wood species, also termed as noncommercial species, remains unutilized or underutilized due to insufficient information. This study aimed at finding out the status of commercial and non-c...
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... Range. et al., 1998). About 90% of the total rainfall occurs during the period between June to September, whereas, the period between December to March remains dry. The mean relative humidity generally varies from 66 to 85% throughout the year (Uddin and Hassan, 2012). (1991). A total of 50 sample quadrats were established in the study site ( Fig. ...
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... food, fodder, fruits, household and thatching materials, non-woody plants, etc.), and raise multi-working capitals for trading activities [12,13]. Besides, the population growth of the country is directly responsible for continuous increment in per capita wood consumption which creates an enormous gap between demand and supply of the wood resource [14]. Moreover, the consumption of fuelwood is four times higher than that of industrial round-wood as about 65% of the forest resource is consumed as fuelwood in the country [15]. ...
The only freshwater swamp forest of Bangladesh namely Ratargul Freshwater Swamp Forest (RFWSF) has a great contribution to the livelihoods of the surrounding local communities. Local communities or residents of the area depend heavily on this biodiversity-rich swamp forest for income, employment, fuelwood, and non-wood forest resources. An exploratory study was carried out in the swamp forest to explore the availability and consumption pattern of various forest Original Research Article Das et al.; AJEE, 13(2): 51-64, 2020; Article no.AJEE.60434 52 resources, and dependency levels of residents on the RFWSF. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire from 301 respondents (randomly selected from the residents) of the surrounding nine villages. The study revealed that respondents were dependent largely on the RFWSF for fuelwood, bamboo, cane, murta, ornamental resource, and other raw materials for cottage industries. Among the respondents 27% were involved in the harvesting of fish resources, followed by fuelwood (23%), grass (11%), and fodder (6%) collection. Bamboo was the main source of fuel for 41 % of the respondents and 40% depended on twigs and branches of trees. The findings of the study revealed that residents were highly dependent on the non-wood forest resources of the RFWSF for their livelihoods. Besides, a substantial amount of wood resources was consumed by the residents as fuelwood. Excessive unscientific exploitation of the forest resources disturbed the ecological functions and threatened the wildlife habitats of the RFWSF tremendously. The study recommended raising awareness and capacity building among the forest-dependent residents, proper implementations of forest law, and sustainable management could be the effective pathway for the upliftment of the resident's condition with ecological rehabilitation in the RFWSF.
