73
Table 5.1 Growing stock of the Sundarbans (Source: FAO 2011)
Year Inventory done by
Sundri (number of
trees per hectare)
Gewa (number of
trees per hectare)
All tree species
(number of trees per
hectare)
1959 Forest and Forestal
Engineering, Canada
211
61
296
1983 Overseas Development
Authority
125
35
180
1996 Forest Resource
Management Project, FD,
GoB
106
20
144
Table 5.2 The Sundarbans as a SEPLS (Source: Titumir and Afrin 2017)
Indicators
Relevant to the
Sundarbans? (yes/
no)
Why relevant?
Mosaic of production
landscape/seascape
Yes
It is a mangrove forest that includes forest,
coastal and wetland ecosystems, supporting
diverse production activities
Harmonious interaction
between humans and
nature and well-being of
both
Yes
It provides the IPLCs different options for
maintaining livelihoods and the IPLCs provide
protection to the forest and its resources
through traditional livelihood practices
Fig. 5.3 Mangrove forest change of the Sundarbans from 1776 to 2010. (Source: Joint Landscape
Narrative by India and Bangladesh, CEGIS 2016)
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