Landscapes Blog

October 8, 2014

Hope for Human-Altered Landscapes in Southern Bangladesh

Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, REEP Green Solutions

Flood control measures do more harm than good for local fishers Bangladesh is a watershed-based country with dynamic ecosystems—including floodplains and wetlands—that are experiencing biodiversity losses and degradation. Since the 1970s, the government of Bangladesh has encouraged the draining of wetlands and established embankments to protect farmlands and houses from dev ...
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