María Magdalena Frère, G. F. Popov
After the drought which struck the countries in the Sahelian area from 1971 to 1973 FAO and the World Food Programme underlook a systematic monitoring of rainfall during the growing season in that area in order to detect at an early date any anomalies in the quantity and distribution of rainfall whi...
Stuart Hamilton
To fill a gap in the marine science literature, I calculated the amount of mangrove deforestation in tropical estuaries that is attributable to commercial aquaculture. The eight countries analyzed were Indonesia, Brazil, India, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Ecuador. Together these countr...
Md Sayed Iftekhar, Peter Saenger
Md. Mostafa Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder, Sabrina Jannat Mitu, Abu Faisal Ahamad et al.
Bangladesh possesses a large wetland area comprising diversified fisheries resources. Fish and fisheries are an integral part of Bangladesh and have earned its importance due to immense export and revenue potential. The objective of this study was to investigate the trend of fish production, export ...
Mohammad Mehedy Hassan, Audrey Culver Smith, Katherine Walker, Munshi Khaledur Rahman et al.
Following a targeted campaign of violence by Myanmar military, police, and local militias, more than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August 2017, joining thousands of others living in overcrowded settlement camps in Teknaf. To accommodate this mass influx o...
Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter
Introduction Part One: The Challenges for Gender Equality in Education: Fragmented frameworks? Researching women, gender, education, and development Ensuring a fair chance for girls Measuring gender equality in education Part Two:Transforming Action - Changing Policy through Practice: Educating girl...
Alessandra Bottero, David I. Forrester, Maxime Cailleret, Ulrich Kohnle et al.
Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity in many regions of the world, threatening multiple ecosystem services provided by forests. Effective strategies to adapt forests to such droughts require comprehensive information on the effects and importance of the factors influen...
Mst. Sorifa Akter, Sejong Oh, Jong‐Bang Eun, Maruf Ahmed
Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) fruits are promising sources of various bioactive compounds such as vitamin C, phenolic compounds and carotenoids. Camu-camu fruits are also good sources of potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorous and various kinds of amino acids such as serine, valine and leucine. Therefor...
Muhannad Hamid, M.A. Rahman, Shahin Ahmed, Kabir M. Hossain
The present study attempts to examine the scenario of poultry industry and the role of private sector for its development in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, more than half of the people is based on agricultural and livestock farming. The poultry sector is an integral part of farming systems and has creat...
Jeetendra Prakash Aryal, Tek B. Sapkota, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Timothy J. Krupnik et al.
Rural households in South Asia's coastal deltas face numerous livelihood challenges, including risks posed by climatic variability and extreme weather events. This study examines major climate risks, farmers' adaptation strategies, and the factors affecting the choice of those strategies using data ...
Mohammed Ajjoun, Jamila Fakchich, Mostafa Elachouri
Background: Most ethnobotanical studies carried out in different regions of Morocco revolved around documentation of medicinal plants and their medical uses. However, little is known about ethnobotanical knowledge coupled to Berber community living in “Driouch province” (Northeastern region of Moroc...
Enamul Kabir, Edward L. Webb
ABSTRACT In managed landscapes, tree‐dominated habitats often show promise for biodiversity conservation. In Bangladesh where natural forest cover is less than 10 percent, homegardens, which are maintained by at least 20 millions households, represent one possible strategy for biodiversity conservat...
Mohammed Ataur Rahman, Sowmen Rahman
Substantially resourceful and densely populated coastal zones of Bangladesh experience numerous extreme events linked to hydro-meteorological processes viz. cyclones, tidal surges, floods, salinity intrusion and erosion etc. These hazards give rise to extensive damage to property and loss of lives e...
Md. Nabiul Islam Khan, Rempei Suwa, Akio Hagihara
Morteza Mohsenipour, Shamsuddin Shahid, Eun‐Sung Chung, Xiaojun Wang