Ecological footprint of the Hill Tracts of Chittagong in Bangladesh

Conference “Mountains and Climate”, Bishkek, December 10-11, 2012

  • B.K. Bala Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M.A. Hossain Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh
  • M.A. Haque Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • S. Majumder Department of Agricultural Statistics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Keywords: Ecological footprint, shifting agriculture, Hill Tracts of Chittagong

Abstract

This paper presents the environmental degradation in terms of ecological footprint of the Hill Tracts of Chittagong in Bangladesh. To estimate the present status of the ecological footprint of the Hill Tracts of Chittagong in Bangladesh, primary and secondary data were collected, and a quantitative method for ecological footprint developed by Wackernagel was used to estimate the environmental sustainability. Environmental status in the Hill Tracts of Chittagong is poor for all the upazilas (sub-districts). The environmental status in the Hill Tracts of Chittagong has degraded mainly due to shifting cultivation and tobacco cultivation.

Published
2012-06-30
How to Cite
Bala, B., Hossain, M., Haque, M., & Majumder, S. (2012). Ecological footprint of the Hill Tracts of Chittagong in Bangladesh. Oecologia Montana, 21(1), 36-41. Retrieved from http://om.vuvb.uniza.sk/index.php/OM/article/view/236
Section
Standard articles