Land degradation in the refugee camps of southern part of Cox’s Bazar South Forest Division
Cox’s Bazar has suffered extensive destruction of forestlands as a result of the massive influx of Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) recognized the necessity of land restoration in and around the Rohingya camps. This map shows the degradation of forest lands and restoration activities for the area. Different levels of land degradation were identified throughout Cox's Bazar South Forest Division in the two mapping occurrences. The two sets of data were then overlaid to compare land cover changes over the one year period.
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| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2019
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CA3365EN http://www.fao.org/3/ca3365en/ca3365en.pdf |
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| Summary: | Cox’s Bazar has suffered extensive destruction of forestlands as a result of the massive influx of Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) recognized the necessity of land restoration in and around the Rohingya camps. This map shows the degradation of forest lands and restoration activities for the area.
Different levels of land degradation were identified throughout Cox's Bazar South Forest Division in the two mapping occurrences. The two sets of data were then overlaid to compare land cover changes over the one year period. |
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