Tapan Kumar Nath
Biographic Data
| ID | 5121757 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tapan Kumar Nath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tapan Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Nath |
| SIGNATURE | NATH T K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6436-1778 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluating Social Equity in Protected Areas Co-management
Protected areas (PA) co-management can offer equitable benefits from global to local level. Therefore, social equity has come out as a vital goal in PA co-management for ethical and instrumental reasons. In the Bangladesh context, however, social equity issues have been less studied in PA co-management. This study was conducted in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, and we evaluated social equity as multidimensional concepts of recognitional, procedura…
Value Chain Map and Economic Performance of Potentially Important Underutilized Crops in Southeastern Sri Lanka
Influence of mangrove forests on subjective and psychological wellbeing of coastal communities
Mangrove forests possess multiple functions for the environment and society through their valuable ecosystem services. Along with this, the mangrove forests have large and diverse social values, in combination contributing to the health and wellbeing of the surrounding communities. This study aims (i) to assess the benefits of mangrove forests and their impact on subjective and psychological wellbeing of coastal communities and (ii) to understand…
Socio-economic and ecological outcomes of a community-based restoration of peatland swamp forests in Peninsular Malaysia
Phytosociological attributes and ecosystem services of homegardens of Maheshkhali island of Bangladesh
Homegardens with diverse plants have the potential to generate ecosystem services. We investigated phytosociological attributes and ecosystem services, and thereof economic benefits, and how attributes of homegardens and socioeconomic characteristics of the households influencing the economic benefits and regulating services of homegardens of Maheshkhali Island in South-Western Bangladesh. We randomly surveyed and interviewed a total of 239 homeg…
Underutilized Crops in the Agricultural Farms of Southeastern Sri Lanka
Small-Scale Rubber Planting for Enhancement of People's Livelihoods
South Asian upland cultivators are transitioning from subsistence production to commercial production using mainly small-scale rubber cultivation, which helps this transition and reduces poverty. This study, conducted October 2007 through February 2009, examines how small-scale rubber planting enhances people's livelihoods. Data were gathered from Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. We found differences in rubber tree stock, growth, management, and…
Impacts of Participatory Forestry on Livelihoods of Ethnic People
As a strategy of social development, the Bangladeshi government has attached the highest priority to participatory forestry (PF) since the early 1980s. In this article, we examine the impacts of PF on livelihoods of ethnic people, drawing empirical data from three villages involved in two PF projects. The projects have varying impacts on livelihoods of participating villagers. Disparities in income and forest conditions in the study villages were…
Why did the project fail to achieve its objectives in some villages? The experience of the Upland Settlement Project (USP) in Bangladesh
By sampling an upland settlement project (USP) village, this study examined why the project failed to achieve the planned objectives in some villages, and what livelihood strategies villagers (planters) have adopted to sustain their livelihoods. The paper uses data obtained by qualitative and quantitative methods. The USP was formulated with the objectives of settling 50 landless and marginal tribal families in a project village and introducing a…
Impacts of Participatory Forestry on Livelihoods of Ethnic People
As a strategy of social development, the Bangladeshi government has attached the highest priority to participatory forestry (PF) since the early 1980s. In this article, we examine the impacts of PF on livelihoods of ethnic people, drawing empirical data from three villages involved in two PF projects. The projects have varying impacts on livelihoods of participating villagers. Disparities in income and forest conditions in the study villages were…
Small-Scale Rubber Planting for Enhancement of People's Livelihoods
South Asian upland cultivators are transitioning from subsistence production to commercial production using mainly small-scale rubber cultivation, which helps this transition and reduces poverty. This study, conducted October 2007 through February 2009, examines how small-scale rubber planting enhances people's livelihoods. Data were gathered from Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. We found differences in rubber tree stock, growth, management, and…
Underutilized Crops in the Agricultural Farms of Southeastern Sri Lanka
Why did the project fail to achieve its objectives in some villages? The experience of the Upland Settlement Project (USP) in Bangladesh
By sampling an upland settlement project (USP) village, this study examined why the project failed to achieve the planned objectives in some villages, and what livelihood strategies villagers (planters) have adopted to sustain their livelihoods. The paper uses data obtained by qualitative and quantitative methods. The USP was formulated with the objectives of settling 50 landless and marginal tribal families in a project village and introducing a…
Impacts of Participatory Forestry on Livelihoods of Ethnic People
As a strategy of social development, the Bangladeshi government has attached the highest priority to participatory forestry (PF) since the early 1980s. In this article, we examine the impacts of PF on livelihoods of ethnic people, drawing empirical data from three villages involved in two PF projects. The projects have varying impacts on livelihoods of participating villagers. Disparities in income and forest conditions in the study villages were…
Small-Scale Rubber Planting for Enhancement of People's Livelihoods
South Asian upland cultivators are transitioning from subsistence production to commercial production using mainly small-scale rubber cultivation, which helps this transition and reduces poverty. This study, conducted October 2007 through February 2009, examines how small-scale rubber planting enhances people's livelihoods. Data were gathered from Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. We found differences in rubber tree stock, growth, management, and…
Underutilized Crops in the Agricultural Farms of Southeastern Sri Lanka
Phytosociological attributes and ecosystem services of homegardens of Maheshkhali island of Bangladesh
Homegardens with diverse plants have the potential to generate ecosystem services. We investigated phytosociological attributes and ecosystem services, and thereof economic benefits, and how attributes of homegardens and socioeconomic characteristics of the households influencing the economic benefits and regulating services of homegardens of Maheshkhali Island in South-Western Bangladesh. We randomly surveyed and interviewed a total of 239 homeg…
Influence of mangrove forests on subjective and psychological wellbeing of coastal communities
Mangrove forests possess multiple functions for the environment and society through their valuable ecosystem services. Along with this, the mangrove forests have large and diverse social values, in combination contributing to the health and wellbeing of the surrounding communities. This study aims (i) to assess the benefits of mangrove forests and their impact on subjective and psychological wellbeing of coastal communities and (ii) to understand…
Socio-economic and ecological outcomes of a community-based restoration of peatland swamp forests in Peninsular Malaysia
Evaluating Social Equity in Protected Areas Co-management
Protected areas (PA) co-management can offer equitable benefits from global to local level. Therefore, social equity has come out as a vital goal in PA co-management for ethical and instrumental reasons. In the Bangladesh context, however, social equity issues have been less studied in PA co-management. This study was conducted in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, and we evaluated social equity as multidimensional concepts of recognitional, procedura…
Value Chain Map and Economic Performance of Potentially Important Underutilized Crops in Southeastern Sri Lanka
Geography (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Agroforestry (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Forestry (4 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works)