INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS
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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was withdrawn in January 2009 for FY 2008-09 .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withdrawn in January 2009 for FY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 />
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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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