Community perceptions of state forest ownership and management: a case study of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh
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Article Title | Community perceptions of state forest ownership and management: a case study of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 5850 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Roy, Anjan Kumer Dev (Author), Alam, Khorshed (Author) and Gow, Jeff (Author) |
Editors | Gill, A.L. |
Journal Title | Journal of Environmental Management |
Journal Citation | 117, pp. 141-149 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0301-4797 |
1093-0191 | |
1095-8630 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.004 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479712006317 |
Abstract | The Sundarbans Mangrove Forest (SMF) is the world's largest mangrove forest and it provides livelihoods to 3.5 million forest-dependent people in coastal Bangladesh. The first study aim was to analyse the efficacy of the state property regime in managing the forest through a close examination of the relationship between property rights and mangrove conservation practices. The second study aim was to explore forest-dependent communities' (FDCs) perceptions about their participation in management and conservation practices. The Schlager and Ostrom theoretical framework was adopted to examine the role of potential ownership variations in a common property resource regime. A survey of 412 FDC households was undertaken. Current management by the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) does not result in implementation of mandated mangrove conservation practices. It was found that allocation of property rights to FDCs would be expected to increase conservation practices. 92% of respondents expressed the view that the evidenced rapid degradation over the past 30 years was due primarily to |
Keywords | common property; corruption; forest degradation; property rights; Sundarbans mangrove forest; Bangladesh |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380101. Agricultural economics |
410404. Environmental management | |
440807. Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific | |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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