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3.5 Historical Moratorium on SRF Products<br />

An account of historical moratorium, based on readily available data, is shown in Table 3.24.<br />

Passur is one of the valuable timbers of SRF but its stock fell down to a minimal level due to<br />

unsustainable extraction when FD decided for moratorium on the tree in 1972. In 1989, timber<br />

extraction was banned from the Protected Areas (Reserved Forests) and thus moratorium<br />

imposed on timber felling by making gher in 20 years felling cycle i.e. gher auction basis.<br />

However, Sundri (Heritiera fomes) top-dying trees were allowed and sold from Kasiabad and<br />

Dhangmari depot under FD management. The woods such as Singra, Bola and Jhana used to be<br />

extracted as fuel wood from SRF but due to fall in stock the FD put moratorium in 1995.<br />

The government imposed ban on shrimp fry collection in the coastal areas of Bangladesh<br />

including SRF canals and rivers with immediate effect followed by a standing committee<br />

meeting in April 2003.<br />

The extraction of all SRF forest products including snails, oyster was banned for one year (FY<br />

2007-08), followed by Cyclone-Sidr (Nov. 15, 2007) but the ban on golpata (Nypa fruticans )<br />

was withdrawn in January 2009 for FY 2008-09 . Extraction of golpata continued for FY2009-<br />

10.<br />

Table 3.24: Moratorium on various SRF products<br />

Year Moratorium imposed on SRF products<br />

Reasons/Remark<br />

Timber Fuel wood Non-timber<br />

1972 Passur - - Stock fell down due to unsustainable<br />

extraction<br />

1989 All<br />

timbers<br />

- - 20-years felling cycle except for<br />

sundri (Heritiera fomes) top-dying<br />

trees<br />

1995 - Singra,<br />

Bola, Jhana<br />

- Stock fell down<br />

2003 - - Shrimp fry Unsustainable extraction<br />

2007 - - All forest products<br />

including snail,<br />

oyster<br />

Cyclone-Sidr (Nov15 2007) but ban<br />

on golpata (Nypa fruticans)<br />

withdrawn in January 2009 for FY<br />

2008-09<br />

2010 - - Golpata Extraction of golpata allowed for<br />

2009-10<br />

3.6 Impact of Moratorium on Local Economy<br />

In the process of our consultations during our survey in Sundarbans Impact Zone (SIZ) an issue<br />

immediately emerged as to effects of moratorium (if any) on local economy 59 . This is about<br />

59<br />

This was particularly mentioned by CoP, <strong>IPAC</strong> in a meeting of the study team with <strong>IPAC</strong> and FD personnel in<br />

Khulna on 9 March, 2010.<br />

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