Wetland Management in Southwest Region of Bangladesh:A Case Study on Beel Kendua in Fakirhat Upazila, Bagerhat
Abstract Bangladesh is essentially an area of wetland. The wetlands of our country are rich in biodiversity and have great ecological, commercial and economic values. These wetlands are the key to the rural economy and to the environment of the country. About twelve million people are directly dependent on them and twenty million people are indirectly dependent on them. But these wetlands are being degraded rapidly due to overexploitation and lack of proper management of the wetland resources. The southwest coastal region is formed by alluvial soil carried out throw flows of the river Ganges. Most of the part of the region is characterized by coastal wetlands connected with many estuarine rivers of the Bay of Bengal. Beel Kendua is one of the most productive wetland areas in the eastern part of Khulna district and northern part of Bagerhat district. A series of development activities has been carried out over many years which cause greatest damage for Beel Kendua. These de