Ecology and biodiversity researcher Pavel Partha said the government ban violates the traditional rights of forest-dependent people established in the Bangladesh Wildlife Protection and Safety Act, 2012. The government should permit those traditionally dependent on the forest to use the forest for their livelihoods and ban non-forest dwellers, instead of imposing a blanket ban on everyone, he said. Furthermore, banning all resource extraction can harm mangrove ecosystems because some species, like Golpata, require regular extraction for the regeneration of the forest, he added. - See more at: dhakatribune/bangladesh/2014/dec/06/ban-slapped-some-sundarbans-resources#sthash.phYyIFZU.dpuf
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:10:55 +0000