Traditional forest utilization practice by the Mro tribe in the Bandarban region, Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Md. Danesh Miah,
Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
schweizerische zeitschrift fur forstwesen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2235-1469
pISSN - 0036-7818
DOI - 10.3188/szf.2004.0065
Subject(s) - tribe , geography , agroforestry , native forest , forestry , environmental protection , ecology , environmental science , biology , sociology , anthropology
The traditional utilization of forest products by theMro tribe was explored in the Bandarban region,Bangladesh. The dependence of the tribe on foods, fruits,energy, and timber derived from the neighbouring forests was determined in this study, which also focused on their cultural festivals based on forest plants. The results reveal an extreme dependence of the Mro tribe on forest products.
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