Presented by: Ajwad Alam Prepared By: Ajwad Alam, Jaman Sharif, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presented by: Ajwad Alam

Prepared By: Ajwad Alam, Jaman Sharif, Makame Mahmud & Raqib Al Mahmood

Host: CREL

Ecosystem resilience refers to ecosystem's stability and capability

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tolerating disturbance and restoring itself.

Natural Disturbances

• Fires
• Flooding
• Windstorms
• Insect Population explosions

Anthropogenic Disturbances

• Deforestations
• Cracking the ground for oil extraction
• Pesticide sprayed in soil

• Deforestation
• Climate Change

Madhupur Forest

• Madhupur Forest situated in Tangail District,

comprising an area of 45565.18 acres is located at the middle part of Bangladesh.

• More bio diverse than other forests and is a

valuable terrestrial ecosystem on our planet.

• Forest has been degraded and reshaped with

cultivations

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pineapple, banana and plantations of commercial tree species.

Cause of Deforestation:

• Cutting down the forest trees without any precautious

measurement. Effects of Deforestation

• Negative Impact of Climate change
• Wild species faced the major consequences.

A comparison of the satellite images of 1967 and 2003 clearly shows 85% greenery of the core Area

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years.

(a)Absolute dependency of local people on Madhupur Forest for firewood and household implements, (b)Dispute and complicacy over land ownership, (c)Encroachment of forest land, (d)Absence

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political commitment and non- cooperation from the political figures. (d)Non-pragmatic approach of forest department to address local problems.

• Re-vegetate the forest back to its real form
• Convince the Lumberjack from cutting

trees by providing some alternative process for their needs.

• Lumberjacks are advised to plant trees in
• rder to gain forest to its original form,

and to monitor the forest for protection to prevent others from cutting down the trees.

A project entitled with “Re-vegetation of Madhupur Forest through Rehabilitation of Forest Dependent Local and Ethnic communities" has been launched.

• Ensuing that the green coverage of Madhupur Forest is returning back.
• Raising awareness among the local people about the importance of trees

and to change livelihood patterns.

• Ensuring that forest dependent families are able raise their capacity to

generate sustainable income through improving their skills.

• Reducing the dependency of local people by improving their standard of

life and enabling them to be self-reliant.

• Ensuring secure habitat for wildlife by planting native tree species.
• Mitigating to climates change.

1.Training 2.Rehabilitation 3.Revegetation

Jangolia Garden Shamajik Garden Tinshal Garden

Images of Jangolia Garden

• this garden begins at 2009 and it is still expanding.
• Contains 200 hectors
• pineapple trees are mostly available, also they

planted jackfruit trees, Banana trees, and many more

Images of Shamajik Garden

• contains about 250 hectors, this garden was

formed in 2007,before the project begins

• commonly pineapple trees are found as

always, also mango, jackfruit trees are also available

Images of Tinshal Garden

• Largest vegetated garden in Madhupur Forest, formed in 2004
• It is over 350 hectors
• pineapple, jackfruit, banana, mango, and other varieties of trees

available, and this garden has the maximum number of tree varieties of all.

• CFWs (Community Forest Workers) are patrolling

around Madhupur Forest.

• CFWs are committed to protect the forest at all cost,

and will not to allow anybody to cause any disturbances.

• Nearly five thousand forest dependent families planted

about 1 million seedlings in their own house premises.

• Others living in that zone became self-reliant regarding

fruit, timber and fuel wood consumption.

 Project has built up confidence among the local and

Ethnic communities.

• Positive attitude has been developed among the people

from all corners of Madhupur

 Positive mental changes have been observed among

Community Forest Workers.

• Forest floor has been recovered with numerous plant

species.

 After the huge forest recoveries, finally it can be said

that the ecosystem resilience in Madhupur is now in balance.