Sustainability through an alternative property-rights regime for Bangladesh's mangrove forest
Bangladesh ; Community ; Conflict ; Development ; Forest ; Forest resources ; Livelihood ; Logging ; Mangrove ; Property right ; Resource management ; Sustainable development
Bosque ; Comunidad ; Conflicto ; Derecho de propiedad ; Desarrollo ; Desarrollo sostenible ; Explotación forestal ; Gestión de los recursos ; Manglar ; Recursos forestales
This study examines the challenges of achieving sustainable management of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, in Bangladesh through an alternative property rights-regime. It was found that two conflicting groups—forest-dependent
communities and foresters—are responsible for policy failures due to the absence of power-sharing arrangements, nor is it likely a common property-rights regime will be enough to cap degradation and achieve sustainability, while supply-and-demand policy