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জাতীয় ও অঞ্চল ভিত্তিক বন জরিপ

 

 

Forest Department conducted inventories at national and sub-national level under different projects to know the status, prepare the management plans and reports.  Below tables are showing the inventories conducted in different times at the national and sub-national level since sixties.

 

National Forest and Tree Resources Assessment

 

Year

Title

Ground Inventory

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

2007

National Forest and Tree Resources Assessment 

2005-2006

Whole Country

Forest and tree cover area, volume and biomass, species, regeneration

Bangladesh Forest Department (2007).

 

 

Hill Forest inventories 

 

Year

Title

Inventory year

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

1960

Inventory report on Kassalong and Rankhiong Forests

1958-59

Kassalong and Rankhiang Reserve Forests- Chittagong Hill Tracts

Produced stand and stock tables. Topo maps at 1:15,840 and forest cover maps with contours.

 

1961

“Inventory of Sangu-Matamuhari reserve forests”- Timber extraction by mechanical means from Chittagong Hill Tracts

1958-59

Sangu and Matamuhuri Reserve Forests – Chittagong Hill Tracts

Produced Working plan for Sangu and Matamuhuri reserve forests for the period 1967-68 to 1986-87.

 

1983

Inventory of the Pulpwood Plantation Division, Kaptai

1974-81

Hill Forests: Kaptai Pulp wood Division, - Chittagong Hill Tracts

Land, Stocking, increment, Major species.

 

1984

Inventory report

1982-83

Sitapahar Reserve - Chittagong Hill Tracts

Forest type: plantations and natural forests

 

1985

The Kassalong and Rankhiang Reserved Forests in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

1982-83

Kassalong and Rankhiang Reserved Forests  - Chittagong Hill tracts

Identification of forest changes from 1963.

De Milde, R., M. Shaheduzzaman, et al. (1985a).

1985

Inventory of the mixed hardwood-teak plantations

1982-85

Plantations: Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar Forest Divisions

Area by stratum groups and age classes, stock.

 

1985

The High Forest in the Chittagong Districts

1984-85

Chittagong and Cox’sbazar

Main species, trees per ha., (dbh classes), bamboo,  update management plan.

 De Milde, R., M. Shaheduzzaman, et al. (1985b).

1988

Inventory of Forest Resources of Southern Sylhet Forest Division

1986-87

Sylhet Forest Division

Forest extent, plantations, bamboo, timber producing area.

 Drigo, R., M. Shaheduzzaman, et al. (1988).

1998

Forest Inventory of the  Natural Forest and Forest plantations

1996-97

Chittagong, CoxsBazar, and Sylhet, forest division

Trees per ha., Stock, Major species, regeneration for forest management plan preparation

 Revilla, J. A. V., I. U. Ahmed, et al. (1998a); Revilla, J. A. V., I. U. Ahmed, et al. (1998b); Revilla, J. A. V., I. Ahmed, et al. (1998c).

 

 

Sundarbans Reserved Forest inventories

 

Year

Title

Inventory year

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

1960

 Forest Inventory

1958-59

Sundarban –set of maps (scale 2 inches = 1 mile)

Wood supply for producing paper, preparation of forest cover maps, identification of stocks, main species.

Forestal (1960).

1985

Forest inventory of the Sundarbans

1983-84

Sundarban –set of maps (scale 1: 50,000: 1cm=50km)

Main species, stems per ha., mean and total volume. Stand projections and regeneration. Soil sampling. Land area. Forest type map.

Chaffey, D. R., F. R. Miller, et al. (1985).

1998

Forest Inventory of the Sundarbans Reserved forests

1996-97

Sundarban –set of maps (scale 1:50,000: 1cm=50km)

Main species, stems per ha., volume , above ground biomass,. Stand projections and regeneration. Forest type map. Species composition. Land area. 

Revilla, J. A. V., I. U. Ahmed, et al. (1998d).

 

 

Coastal afforestation inventories 

 

Year

Title

Inventory year

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

1987

The Maturing Mangrove Plantations of the Coastal Afforestation Project

1986

Patuakhali, Noakhali, Barishal and Chittagong North Forest Division

Extension of forest cover, tree volume per ha., mean annual increment, silvicultural treatment

 Drigo, R., M. A. Latif, et al. (1987).

1998

Forest Inventory of the Coastal Afforestation Divisions

1996-97

Coastal plantations of Coastal districts of Bangladesh

Trees per ha., Stock, regeneration for forest management plan preparation

 Revilla, J. A. V., I. U. Ahmed, et al. (1998e)

 

 

Sal Forest inventory 

 

Year

Title

Inventory year

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

2001

Forest Inventory of the Sal Forests of Bangladesh

1999-2000

Sal Forests of Central and Northwest Bangladesh (Dhaka, Tangail, Mymensingh, Rangpur Divisions)

Species, dbh, height, regeneration, management classes

 FD (2001).

 

 

Village Forest inventory

 

Year

Title

Inventory year

Country Coverage

Thematic cover

Source

1980-81

Village Forest Inventory of Bangladesh

1980-81

267 village units (all Districts except Chittagong Hills)

Growing stock of village forests and bamboo, non-wood value trees

 Hammermaster, ET. (1981).