熱帯アジア諸国の環境問題と生態系保全 : バングラデシュの場合

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Bangladesh is a tropical country in South East Asia. The country has a comparatively low natural resource base, but a high growth rate of population. Most people depend mainly on the natural resource base for their livelihood. The countrys agriculture, fisheries and livestock along with a number of other sectors are heavily dependent, directly or indirectly on biological resources. Biological resources and biodiversity form the basis of both the ecology and economy of the country. The climate of Bangladesh is tropical and characterized by high temperatures, excessive humidity and fairly marked seasonal variations in precipitation. The tropical hot-humid climate with mild winters, abundance of monsoon rains, surface water in a delta region drained by mighty rivers and the alluvial rich soils makes Bangladesh an ideal place for supporting a high degree of biodiversity. The main environmental concerns of the country that have been identified are deforestation, land degradation, water pollution and scarcity, arsenic contamination in water, urban air pollution, loss of biodiversity, unplanned urbanization and industrialization, and impacts of natural disasters on economy and livelihood systems.
生態工学会の論文
2006-04-30