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February 16th, 2012
Land Management in Bangladesh

Experts at a roundtable on sustainable land management in the Bangladeshi context have identified several problems in, along with some solutions to, sustainable land management in a country where, today, land is perhaps the most sought-after resource. It is limited and expensive, making it necessary to make the land we have sustainable. On the one hand, overpopulation, unplanned housing and industrialisation are creating immense pressures on the land, draining agricultural terrain of its fertility and productivity. On the other, the increasing effects of climate change such as rising water levels and salinity are posing a threat to loss of habitable land as well. Read More