Protected areas in South Asia: Status and prospects

S Chowdhury, S Alam, MM Labi, N Khan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural ecosystems globally have been disrupted by anthropogenic activities, and the
current biodiversity extinction rate exceeds the natural extinction rate by 1,000-fold …

A journey towards shared governance: status and prospects for collaborative management in the protected areas of Bangladesh

AZM Manzoor Rashid, D Craig, SA Mukul… - Journal of forestry …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Establishment of Protected Areas (PAs), in the face of rapid deforestation, forest
degradation and climate change has been one of the key efforts in conservation of …

Insights from citizen science reveal priority areas for conserving biodiversity in Bangladesh

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, M Rokonuzzaman, S Alam… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The tropics contain a vast majority of species, yet our understanding of tropical biodiversity is
limited. Here we combine species locality data from scientific databases and social media to …

Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study

SA Mukul, AZMM Rashid, MB Uddin… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
People in the developing world derive a significant part of their livelihoods from various
forest products, particularly non-timber forest products (NTFPs). This article attempts to …

Threatened species could be more vulnerable to climate change in tropical countries

S Chowdhury - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major threat impacting insects globally, yet the impact on tropical
insects is largely unknown. Here, I assessed the climatic vulnerability of Bangladeshi …

Forest biodiversity and deforestation in Bangladesh: the latest update

AA Reza, MK Hasan - Forest degradation around the world, 2019 - books.google.com
Abstract Located in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, Bangladesh is a tropical country in
Southeast Asia and a transitional point for flora and fauna between the Indo-Himalayan and …

[HTML][HTML] Butterflies are weakly protected in a mega-populated country, Bangladesh

S Chowdhury, S Alam, SU Chowdhury… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Protected areas have been established around the world to preserve samples of biodiversity
from pressing threats. Yet the adequacy of protected area systems in many tropical nations …

Assessment of natural regeneration status and diversity of tree species in the biodiversity conservation areas of Northeastern Bangladesh

MH Rahman, MASA Khan, B Roy… - Journal of Forestry …, 2011 - Springer
A study was conducted at two-biodiversity conservation areas of Northeastern Bangladesh
(a part of Sylhet Forest Division) to assess the species composition, diversity and density of …

Modelling spatial distribution of critically endangered Asian elephant and Hoolock gibbon in Bangladesh forest ecosystems under a changing climate

M Alamgir, SA Mukul, SM Turton - Applied Geography, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) are
two globally endangered wildlife species limited to only tropical Asian forests. In Bangladesh …

An overview on the protected area system for forest conservation in Bangladesh

MSH Chowdhury, M Koike - Journal of Forestry research, 2010 - Springer
A total of 19 protected areas (PAs) have been established in Bangladesh representing all
the four forest types of the country. Apart from being the repository of biological diversity …