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Forestry 57<br />

Table 2.1.5 The 15 Notified Protected Areas of <strong>Bangladesh</strong> and their Present Conditions<br />

No. Name and status Area (Ha) IUCN category Region of <strong>Bangladesh</strong><br />

1. Sunderbans East WS* 31,226 IV Southwest<br />

2. Sunderbans South WS* 36,970 IV Southwest<br />

3. Sunderbans West WS* 71,502 IV Southwest<br />

4. Char Kukri Mukri WS 40 V Southwest<br />

5. Ramsagar NP 52 IV Northwest<br />

6. Bhawal NP 5,022 V Central<br />

7. Modhupur NP 8,436 V Central<br />

8. Rema-Kalenga WS 1,795 V Northeast<br />

9. Lawachara NP 1,250 V Northeast<br />

10. Pablakhali WS 42,087 V Southeast<br />

11. Chunati WS 7,761 V Southeast<br />

12. Himchari NP 1,729 V Southeast<br />

13. Teknaf GR 11,615 VI Southeast<br />

14. Rampagar-Sitapahar WS 3,026 IV Southeast<br />

15. Hazarikhil WS 2,903 IV Southeast<br />

16. Nijhum Dweep WS 16,325 ? Southeastern part of Noakhali<br />

Source : Kabir and Muzaffar (2002)<br />

Note : * Also designed a World Heritage Site and a Ramsar site.<br />

WS-Wildlife Sanctuary<br />

NP-National Park<br />

GR-Game Reserve<br />

Table 2.1.6 Declared or Proposed Protected Areas<br />

Eco - Name Legal Status Major constra<strong>in</strong>ts/ Threats Management Status<br />

System<br />

North West<br />

Urban Ramsar Gazetted Forest Problem of urban recreational day tourism Under Forest Department<br />

water body National Park Reserve 1974 divisional office<br />

Sal Forest Madhupur Gazetted 1982 Habitat destruction, loss of bio-diversity, Under Forest Department<br />

National Park<br />

<strong>in</strong>troduction of exotic species, hunt<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

cutt<strong>in</strong>g, encroachment by agriculture, erosion<br />

North East<br />

Wetland Hail Haor Wild Proposed Siltation, conservation to agriculture, hunt<strong>in</strong>g Under Forest Department,<br />

life Sanctuary Sanctuary of waterfowl <strong>in</strong> w<strong>in</strong>ter, structural <strong>in</strong>tervention local office for management<br />

for FCDI, overfish<strong>in</strong>g, water abstraction for particularly to try and control<br />

agriculture<br />

hunt<strong>in</strong>g and trapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Forest Lawachara Gazetted, Date Habitat destruction, loss of bio-diversity, Under Forest Department<br />

National Park unknown hunt<strong>in</strong>g, cutt<strong>in</strong>g, encroachment by ,<br />

agriculture graz<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Reed Companiganj Reed Forest Habitat destruction, loss of bio-diversity, Under Forest Department<br />

Wetland Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary, hunt<strong>in</strong>g, cutt<strong>in</strong>g, graz<strong>in</strong>g, encroachment by<br />

Natural Proposed as FD agriculture, siltation<br />

Reserve natural Reserve<br />

Forest Rema-Kalenga Gazetted 1996 Habitat destruction, loss of bio-diversity, Under Forest Department<br />

Wildlife<br />

<strong>in</strong>troduction of exotic species, hunt<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

Sanctuary<br />

cutt<strong>in</strong>g, encroachment by agriculture, erosion<br />

[Contd.]

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