| Forest-based betel leaf and betel nut People in Bangladesh： approach Lawachara National Park （LNP） farming of the Khasia indigenous to biodiversity conservation in |
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| 作者姓名： | Md. Jahirul Islam Tapan Kumar Nath |
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| 作者单位： | [1]Bangladesh Planning Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh [2]Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh |
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| 摘 要： | An exploratory survey was conducted among the Khasia living in Lawachara National Parkt （LNP） to investigate their depend- ency on the protected area （PA） for livelihoods, betel leaf hill farming, traditional forest conservation and perceptions of the PA, Field data were collected by interviewing 48 household heads from two villages （punjis） located inside the LNP and visiting their farms.： The economy of the Khasia was forest-based. They were largely dependent on betel leaf hill farming in LNP and nearly 71% of their mean annual income was de- rived from this irrespective of farmer category. On average, about 14% of the incomes of the poorer farmers came from forest produce followed by 10% and 6% for medium and rich farmers respectively. Hills and forests were the foundations of their lives and livelihoods, and LNP was the life-blood of Khasia survival. As a sustainable production system, this farming practice plays a vital role in conserving biodiversity in LNP and might be replicated elsewhere.
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| 关 键 词： | 森林保护 养殖方式 生物多样性保护 槟榔 国家公园 孟加拉国 基础 保护生物多样性 |
Forest-based betel leaf and betel nut farming of the Khasia indigenous People in Bangladesh: approach to biodiversity conservation in Lawachara National Park (LNP) |
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| Md. Jahirul Islam,Tapan Kumar Nath.Forest-based betel leaf and betel nut farming of the Khasia indigenous People in Bangladesh: approach to biodiversity conservation in Lawachara National Park (LNP)[J].Journal of Forestry Research,2014,25(2):419-427. |
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| Authors: | Md Jahirul Islam Tapan Kumar Nath |
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| Institution: | 1. Bangladesh Planning Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh
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| Abstract: | An exploratory survey was conducted among the Khasia living in Lawachara National Parkt (LNP) to investigate their dependency on the protected area (PA) for livelihoods, betel leaf hill farming, traditional forest conservation and perceptions of the PA. Field data were collected by interviewing 48 household heads from two villages (punjis) located inside the LNP and visiting their farms. The economy of the Khasia was forest-based. They were largely dependent on betel leaf hill farming in LNP and nearly 71% of their mean annual income was derived from this irrespective of farmer category. On average, about 14% of the incomes of the poorer farmers came from forest produce followed by 10% and 6% for medium and rich farmers respectively. Hills and forests were the foundations of their lives and livelihoods, and LNP was the life-blood of Khasia survival. As a sustainable production system, this farming practice plays a vital role in conserving biodiversity in LNP and might be replicated elsewhere. |
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| Keywords: | Bangladesh indigenous people Khasia livelihoods betel leaf fanning protected area management |
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