NATURAL-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH

The paper discusses the major natural-resource-management issues in re lation to land, forests, and water in Bangladesh. It shows how governm ent policies and programs in one sector may affect other sectors. A la ck of land use, and forest policies can be responsible for degradation of agricultural land and deforestation. The paper argues that better management of the natural resources can only be achieved by an integra ted approach covering all the sectors of development. In Bangladesh, w ith a freely elected government in power, there is a unique opportunit y to formulate an integrated natural-resource-management strategy.