Conservation And Conflicts In The Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India

Bibliographic Data

ID5057038
AuthorsPriyanka Ghosh (0000-0002-9990-0468, Department of Geography, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Mail Stop: 7420, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue4
Pages429-440
Publication date2015-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2015.12101.x
OpenAlexW2121377149
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

The Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India, is part of the largest mangrove forest ecosystem in the world. The reserve is a world heritage site and the last refuge for the endangered Bengal tiger at a crucial time when global climate change threatens their existence. The mangrove ecosystem and wildlife conservation have become the priority for the state government of West Bengal. However, in becoming so, the state government imposes restrictions on catching fish in the core and buffer areas of the biosphere reserve, which intensify fishermen's everyday resource‐access struggles in the mangrove forest. This paper examines the conflict between local fishermen and conservation needs, broadening the understanding of human‐environment relationships in the Sundarbans region of India

Agroforestry · Archaeology · Biosphere · Buffer zone · Endangered species · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Geography · Government (linguistics · Habitat · Mangrove · Nature reserve · Tiger · Wildlife · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology · Environmental Science

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