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| Title: | Opportunities of Traditional Knowledge in Natural resource management experiences from in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh |
| Authors: | Mohiuddin, Mohammed
Alam, M Khairul |
| Keywords: | Traditional Knowledge
Natural Resource and Management |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A01B1/00, A01B15/00; A61K36/00 |
| Abstract: | Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is situated in the Southeast of Bangladesh
covering about 10 per cent of the total land. It is the native hoe of 13 tribal
communities and these communities have their own traditional knowledge for
natural resource managements. This paper provides 8 traditional knowledge
namely, folk classification of landform, land use zoning, community reserve for
common resource management, fuel wood selection for domestic use, water
harvesting ditches, tree management in the jhum field by the Murang community, coppice management of Gmelina arborea Roxb. (gamar) and Tectona grandis L. (teak)
by the Bwam community, timber
harvesting time, keeping bark in teak logs to protect it from insect and borer
attack, and maintenance of vegetation at the catchments areas. The economy,
livelihood and culture of the tribal people are closely interlinked with the
natural resources. An integrated approach is needed by different institutions
for conserving the natural resources in the Chittagong Hill tracts |
| Page(s): | 474-480 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(3) [July 2011]
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