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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS DETERMINING FOREST RESOURCES USED IN LIVELIHOOD OF THE PERIPHERAL VILLAGES OF SUNDARBAN (Pages : 38 - 46)

The study has been conducted in the peripheral villages of the Sundarban under Saranokhola upazilla of Bagerhat district in Bangladesh from July to December 2001 to understand the factors affecting forest resources dependency in Sunderban Reserve Forest (SRF) areas. One hundred (100) households were firstly selected as sample using quota sampling (Non-probability sampling) technique. Questionnaire survey and focus group discussion were applied in order to gather information from respondents. It was observed that only 49% households were dependent on forest resources at different levels. People’s dependence on the Sundarban was observed to be dependent on the occupational pattern. Mostly the forest fisher and traders involved in resource extraction. About 60 % of the resource extractors preferred agriculture and trade as alternative profession with the assistance of government organizations (GOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs). It was recommended that both internal forest management and social development of the peripheral inhabitants should be required to formulate management strategies.Download