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Restoring Degraded Landscapes through an Integrated Approach Using Geospatial Technologies in the Context of the Humanitarian Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

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  • Rashed Jalal

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Rajib Mahamud

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Md. Tanjimul Alam Arif

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Saimunnahar Ritu

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Mondal Falgoonee Kumar

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Bayes Ahmed

    (Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR), University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK)

  • Md. Humayun Kabir

    (Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Sherebangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Mohammad Sohal Rana

    (Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Sherebangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Howlader Nazmul Huda

    (International Organization for Migration, House 13A, Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh)

  • Marco DeGaetano

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Peter John Agnew

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Amit Ghosh

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Fatima Mushtaq

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Pablo Martín-Ortega

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Andreas Vollrath

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Yelena Finegold

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Gianluca Franceschini

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Rémi d’Annunzio

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Inge Jonckheere

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Matieu Henry

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The influx of nearly a million refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in August 2017 put significant pressure on the regional landscape leading to land degradation due to biomass removal to provide shelter and fuel energy and posed critical challenges for both host and displaced population. This article emphasizes geospatial applications at different stages of addressing land degradation in Cox’s Bazar. A wide range of data and methods were used to delineate land tenure, estimate wood fuel demand and supply, assess land degradation, evaluate land restoration suitability, and monitor restoration activities. The quantitative and spatially explicit information from these geospatial assessments integrated with the technical guidelines for sustainable land management and an adaptive management strategy was critical in enabling a collaborative, multi-disciplinary and evidence-based approach to successfully restoring degraded landscapes in a displacement setting.

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  • Rashed Jalal & Rajib Mahamud & Md. Tanjimul Alam Arif & Saimunnahar Ritu & Mondal Falgoonee Kumar & Bayes Ahmed & Md. Humayun Kabir & Mohammad Sohal Rana & Howlader Nazmul Huda & Marco DeGaetano & Pet, 2023. "Restoring Degraded Landscapes through an Integrated Approach Using Geospatial Technologies in the Context of the Humanitarian Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:352-:d:1049459
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    1. Phumza Ntshotsho & Karen J. Esler & Belinda Reyers, 2015. "Identifying Challenges to Building an Evidence Base for Restoration Practice," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-11, November.
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